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Drum Major InstituteThe Drum Major Institute for Public Policy is a non-partisan, non-profit policy institute founded during the civil rights movement. DMI's approach is unwavering: to influence policy by conducting rigorous research, leveraging strategic relationships to engage policymakers and opinion leaders and offering platforms to amplify the ideas of those who are working for social and economic fairness. History The Drum Major Foundation (later Institute) was founded by Harry Wachtel a New York City lawyer who was an advisor to Martin Luther King Jr.. The organization became more-or-less defunct for several years after King's death, but was relaunched in 1999 by Martin Luther King III, William B. Wachtel (Harry's son) and Ambassador Andrew Young. The name was taken from a speech given by Dr. King on February 4, 1968: "If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice, say that I was a drum major for peace, say that I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter... I just want to leave a committed life behind." Board of Directors As of 2004 - Ambassador Andrew Young Chairman Good Works International, LLC
- Martin Luther King, III Co-Founder The King Center
- William B. Wachtel Co-Founder Wachtel & Masyr, LLP
- John Catsimatidis Red Apple Group
- Cecilia Clarke Sadie Nash Leadership Project
- Sandra Cuneo Trial Lawyers Care
- Rosanna M. Durruthy Aequus Group
- Matthew Goldstein City University of New York
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Waterkeeper Alliance
- John McConnell Wachtell & Masyr, LLP
- Chris McNickle Greenwich Associates
- Bernard Nussbaum Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- Charles E. Phillips Oracle Corporation
- Dennis Rivera 1199/SEIU New York
- Tom Watson Changing Our World
- Jennefer Witter The Boreland Group Inc.
- Andrew Young III Young Solutions
- Fernando Ferrer President
Links http://www.drummajorinstitute.org
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