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CASBS APPOINTS NEW BOARD MEMBER, PAUL BREST

STANFORD, CA, DECEMBER 16, 2009 — The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (CASBS), is pleased to announce a new board appointment.  Paul Brest, President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will join the Board during the Center’s upcoming January meeting. 
 
“The Center is delighted to welcome Paul to our Board,” said Iris F. Litt, M.D., Director.  “Paul’s expertise, commitment to the nonprofit sector and visionary and interdisciplinary approach to strategic planning and problem-solving will be tremendous assets for CASBS.”  She added, “Paul joins a distinguished Board comprised of business and academic leaders who share a commitment to preserving our legacy of scholarship, nurturing the behavioral sciences and accelerating groundbreaking interdisciplinary research.”
Paul Brest is president of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic organizations in the world.  Before joining the Hewlett Foundation, he was a professor at Stanford Law School, serving as dean from 1987 to 1999. He was a CASBS Fellow in 1983-84. 

Paul is considered one of the leading theorists about the role of nonprofits in today’s society and improving the social impact of philanthropy. His latest book is Money Well Spent:  A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy (co-written with Hal Harvey, President of ClimateWorks).  Paul also teaches a course on judgment and decision making in the Public Policy Program at Stanford University and is co-author of a forthcoming book on problem solving, decision making, and professional judgment.



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