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Doug Haynes, philanthropist and top executive advisor.

Doug Haynes is the managing partner of Council Advisors (formerly G100) and the president of The Council. After graduating from West Virginia University in mechanical engineering, he is also a philanthropist and executive advisor—scholar at the Darden Graduate School of Business. After working as a software developer for the CIA and as a design engineer and marketing expert at GE Plastics, McKinsey and Company employed him in 1992. While at...

Doug Haynes

Doug Haynes is the Managing Partner of the Council of Advisors and advisor to top executives. He graduated from the University of Virginia Darden pursuing MBA in Business Administration and Management from 1990 to 1992. Nonetheless, from 1983 to 1987, he pursued Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University. He has had an exceptional academic record in GED programs. He has always graduated with an extraordinary grade point average no matter...

Alexander Payne’s background and work

Alexander Payne is an American screenwriter and filmmaker. He studied Spanish and history at Stanford before getting his MFA at UCLA. Payne's films are known for their distinct perspectives, a welcome contrast from the Hollywood standard. His dark comedies include Citizen Ruth, Sideways, and About Schmidt. In his 30-year career, Payne's films have gotten 19 Oscar nominations. Payne co-wrote "The Descendants" with Nat Faxon and Jim Rash in 2011....

Raffaele Riva

Raffaele Riva is a businessman who is the founder and president of Riva Communications. The company is a marketing agency. He also founded and served as president of Riva Telematics, which provides in-car technology for police departments and emergency service organizations. Riva also served as president and CEO of Proferi, a technology company that supplies video conferencing equipment to the government and enterprise markets. Riva was born on...