Tech, Studio Execs Help Fund Inauguration
In keeping with President-elect Barack Obama's commitment to changing the way business is done in Washington, the Presidential Inaugural Committee is striving for transparency in the public reporting of donors to the Jan. 20 event. While the committee does not accept money from corporations, political action committees, labor unions and current federally registered lobbyists, it has posted a running list of all donors contributing over $200. Some names of potential interest to the tech and entertainment community:
▪ Lisa Henson, Jim Henson Company [$50,000]
▪ John Keane, CBS/Viacom [$50,000]
▪ Micheal Kiechnick, Working Assets [$50,000]
▪ Harold Snyder, Tera Pharmaceuticals [$50,000]
▪ Steven Van Roekel, Microsoft senior director [$50,000]
▪ John Vechey, Popcap Games co-founder [$50,000]
▪ Henry Laufer, Renaissance Technology [$25,000]
▪ Katherine Kendrick, Dreamworks [$25,000]
▪ Irwin Jacobs, Qualcomm [$25,000]
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