OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Founder and Chairman

Jayson is the Founder and Chairman of Veterans in Global Leadership. He currently serves as Third Way's Senior Policy Advisor for National Security by leading the development and advancement of cutting-edge public policies for the top national security threats of the 21st century. A focus of his work revolves around the US-China cyber and digital power competition. This includes furthering efforts around the groundbreaking Cyber Enforcement Initiative, which is dedicated to bringing cybercriminals to justice.

Prior to Third Way, Jayson held several senior advisor roles, most recently at New York Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) as Assistant Dean and Chief of Staff to the Associate Vice Chancellor, Principal National Security Advisor to U.S. Congressman Beto O'Rourke, Presidential Management Fellow in the Obama Administration's White House Office of Management and Budget, and U.S. Fulbright Scholar. Highlights from these roles included leading NYU Abu Dhabi's administrative response for student services to COVID-19, drafting defense and veteran affairs legislation including the bi-partisan Healthy Veterans Act in the 113th Congress, managing a $250 million portfolio of programmatic funds in the National Security Division, and developing geo-political research as a professor at Bayburt University in Turkey.

As a US Air Force and Iraq War Veteran, Jayson is passionately involved in Military and Veteran Affairs. In 2015, he founded Veterans in Global Leadership, an executive level training and leadership development non-profit, advocating for veteran visibility within civilian government leadership. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board and as a Senior Advisor to Policy Vets, an organization dedicated to supporting and creating policy that prioritizes veteran wellbeing.

His analysis on global affairs, military and veteran policy have been published in numerous media publications such as Asia Times, NPR, Carnegie Council, and Foreign Policy Journal. Jayson holds a Global Executive M.P.A. from New York University and the University College London and a B.A. in Sociology and Latin American and Latino Studies from Fordham University. He was awarded 40 Under 40 at Middle East Policy Council and 40 Under 40 Latinos in Foreign Policy at New America, Diversity in National Security Network and Huffington Post.

Treasurer

Michael Stern is a philanthropist, accountant, and businessman. He currently serves as the President of the Big Wood Foundation, Board Member and Treasurer of Team Rubicon and a Chairman of Friends Without a Border, an organization focused on building hospitals in Southeast Asia. Michael previously served as Chairman and President of Stern Fragances and Parfums Stern. When not supporting various philanthropic causes, he can be found at the New York Metropolitan Opera or supporting various theater groups in New York.

Secretary

Anita Kishore has coached hundreds of MBA students to find their dream jobs. She specializes in consulting, healthcare, and nonprofit careers as well as dual degree business / STEM students and career switchers. Dr. Kishore helps students establish goals, define a recruiting strategy, and refine interview skills to clearly express their interests. Dr. Kishore coaches MBA students with Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), serving high-potential underrepresented minorities. Prior to her career as a coach, Anita worked in positions of increasing seniority in the healthcare industry. Dr. Kishore followed her passion to improve access to affordable medicines by serving pharmaceutical clients in both the private and public sectors. Early on, she developed skills as a consultant at Bain & Company, as a Director of Portfolio Management at Sandoz (a Division of Novartis), and as a Senior Director of Primary Care Strategy at Pfizer. Dr. Kishore transitioned to the public sector with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) leading the immunization supply chain logistics group, expanding the country scope from seven to nine countries across Africa and South Asia. Dr. Kishore holds a Bachelor of Science from Yale University, a Master of Science from the University of Melbourne, a PhD from the University of Georgia, and recently completed an executive Master of Public Administration from the NYU Robert Wagner School of Public Service. Dr. Kishore was also a Coca-Cola Scholar and a Rotary Ambassadorial Fellow

Mark Newsome is a Partner with IBM's Global Business Services. He has an extensive background in health care management, government affairs, and business development. He is a retired Army Medical Service Corps Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with over 25 years of active duty service culminating as Army Medical Congressional Budget Liaison with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller, Pentagon. As the primary point of interface to House and Senate Defense and Military Construction (MILCON) Appropriations Committees, Mark held responsibilities for development and execution of comprehensive legislative strategies for over $12 billion in appropriated funding for Army Health Care, Medical Research, Medical Procurement, Wounded Warrior care, and Medical MILCON. His efforts secured increased funding across all portfolios and doubled funding for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program.