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Board of Trustees


Ed Malloy

Ed Malloy

Fairfield, Iowa

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Chair of the Development, Alumni, and Marketing Committee, MIU Board of Trustees

Former Mayor of Fairfield, Iowa (2020-2022), named one of the 15 Greenest Mayors in North America by MSN.com, 2008.

Executive Director for Grow Fairfield Economic Development Association

BA Psychology, Ricker College


Tony Nader

Tony Nader

Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa

President of MIU

Professor of Physiology and Health

Executive Director, Dr. Tony Nader Institute for Consciousness

Dr. Nader was a Clinical and Research Fellow in Neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Assistant Director of the clinical research center at MIT. Throughout his career, he has spoken and published extensively on consciousness and the development of full human potential human, including his 2024 New York Times bestselling book, Consciousness is All There Is.

MD, American University of Beirut

PhD in Brain and Cognitive Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)


Keith Wallace

Keith Wallace

Fairfield, Iowa

Founding President and President Emeritus of MIU

Chair of the Student Support Committee, MIU Board of Trustees

Professor of Physiology

Director of Research (International), Maharishi International University

Pioneer in the neurophysiology of higher states of consciousness whose groundbreaking research on the physiology of meditation opened the door for its scientific study and application in the field of behavioral medicine

BS Physics, University of California at Los Angeles

PhD Physiology, University of California at Los Angeles

Post Doctorate, Harvard Medical School


Bevan Morris

Bevan Morris

Fairfield, Iowa

President Emeritus of MIU

Chair Emeritus of the MIU Board of Trustees

Prime Minister, Global Country of World Peace

Chair Emeritus, Board of Directors of Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment

Chair of the Board of Directors, Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation (USA)

Member of the Board of Directors, Maharishi Global Development Fund

BA Psychology and Philosophy, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University (England)

MA Psychology and Philosophy, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University (England)

Master’s Degree in the Science of Creative Intelligence, Maharishi European Research University

Doctorate in the Science of Creative Intelligence, Maharishi European Research University


John Hagelin

John Hagelin

Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa

President Emeritus of MIU

Professor of Physics

Director of the Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy

International administrator of the Global Country of World Peace, responsible for overseeing the expansion of Consciousness-Based programs in the United States

International Director of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace

President, David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace

Minister of Science and Technology, Global Country of World Peace

BA summa cum laude, Dartmouth College

MA, Harvard University

PhD, Harvard University

Doctorate in Supreme Political Science, Maharishi University of World Peace


Nat Goldhaber

Nat Goldhaber

San Antonio, Texas

Vice-Chair, MIU Board of Trustees

C-Chair of the Governance Committee, MIU Board of Trustees

Managing Director, Claremont Creek Ventures

Founder and CEO of TOPS, a computer networking company

Founder and CEO of Cybergold, an Internet marketing company

Emeritus member, Executive Board of the College of Letters and Science, UC Berkeley

BA, Maharishi International University

MA, University of California at Berkeley

Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa, Maharishi International University


Tom Stanley

Tom Stanley

Fairfield, Iowa

Vice-Chair, MIU Board of Trustees

Co-Chair of the Mission and Culture Committee, MIU Board of Trustees

International administrator of the Global Country of World Peace since 2005, with responsibility from 2005 to 2007 for 8 states in the mountain and southwest US and, since 2007, for overseeing activities in countries including Ireland, Iceland, Mongolia, the Kingdom of Bhutan.

Resident of Fairfield since 1975, active in community service and affairs, on boards ranging from Habitat for Humanity to the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center to the recently established Jefferson County Community Forum and as an at-large Councilman for the City of Fairfield

Bachelor’s Degree in the Science of Creative Intelligence, Maharishi European Research University

Doctorate in Supreme Political Science, Maharishi University of World Peace


Maureen Wynne

Maureen M. Wynne

Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa

Chair of the Executive Committee, MIU Board of Trustees

Co-Chair of the Governance Committee, MIU Board of Trustees

Attorney

Administrator of the Global Country of World Peace with responsibility for implementing consciousness-based programs around the world

Secretary and Board member of Global Country of World Peace, organizations that share common goals with MIU

Former Dean of Faculty, Maharishi International University

Former City Attorney of Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa

BA Art and Journalism, Trinity University

JD, University of Texas School of Law

PhD Law, Maharishi European Research University


Rena Boone

Rena Boone

Silver Spring, Maryland

Consciousness-Based Education Professional

Regional Director for the David Lynch Foundation, Washington, DC

Executive Director of the Meditation Center at Town Hall Education Arts and Recreation Campus, Washington, DC

Former Director of Quiet Time, Ideal Academy Public Charter School, Washington, DC, 2010-2018

Former award-winning teacher at Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, 1980-2007

BA Social Sciences, San Jose State University

Postgraduate year to obtain elementary and middle school teaching credential from the State of California, San Jose State University

Doctor of World Peace honoris causa, Maharishi International University


Margaret Busch

Margaret Busch

Fairfield, Iowa

Real Estate Broker

BA Philosophy and Psychology, Lake Forest College

MS Science of Creative Intelligence, Maharishi European Research University


Michael Busch

Michael Busch

Fairfield, IA

International Administrator for the Global Country of World Peace with responsibility for New Zealand and a Special Pandit Project in India.

BA Literature, University of Missouri

MA Education, Maharishi International University

MBA, Maharishi International University


H. Chancellor Chandler

H. Chancellor Chandler

Maharishi Vedic City, IA

Chief of Staff, Member Board of Directors, Maharishi Foundation International

BA Psychology, Harvard College,

MA Vedic and Developmental Psychology, Maharishi International University

PhD Vedic and Developmental Psychology, Maharishi International University


Bruce Currivan

Bruce Currivan

Los Altos, California

Retired as Distinguished Engineer, Communication Systems at Broadcom

40 years of experience in technology development, including the first commercial Global Positioning System receiver

Author of many technical papers, book chapters and over 140 patents

Served as Chairman of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 802.14 Physical Layer Subgroup and contributed to international cable modem standards

MSE Electrical Engineering, Princeton University

Doctorate in Maharishi Vedic Science and Technologies, Maharishi European Research University


Rafael David

Rafael David

Maharishi Vedic City, IA

International Administrator of the Global Country of World Peace.

On the board of various non-profit / charitable foundations and organizations in the U.S. and Europe.

President and founder of Global Invincibility Foundation, a private U.S. foundation

BA Psychology, State University of NY at Stony Brook

MBA, Maharishi International University

Doctorate in Supreme Political Science, Maharishi University of World Peace


Diane Davis

Diane Davis

Fairfield, Iowa

Homemaker and artist

In-depth study of Maharishi Vedic Science, Maharishi Ayurveda and Vedic Approach to Health, in Fairfield, Iowa, Switzerland, Spain, and Vlodrop, Holland

BA Art, DePauw University

MA Foundations of Education, Maharishi International University


Jim Davis

Jim Davis

Fairfield, Iowa

Senior Vice President, Event Photography Group, 2007 to present

Founder and Senior Vice President Chappell Studio and Marathon Foto, 1974 to 2007 when company sold to Event Photography Group

Chair of the Board of Directors, Maharishi School, Fairfield, Iowa

Member of the Board of Directors, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment

Member of the Board of Directors of African PTSD Relief Corporation

BA American Studies, University of Kansas

MS Education, Philosophical Foundations and Higher Education Administration, University of Kansas


Patrik Siljestam

Patrik Siljestam

Controller
BA, summa cum laude, MBA, Maharishi International University


Scott Herriott

Scott Herriott

Fairfield, Iowa

Provost and Chief Academic Officer of MIU

Ex officio member, MIU Board of Trustees

Professor of Management

Author of 12 scientific papers on economics, organization, and business strategy and three textbooks: College Algebra Through Functions and Models (Cengage, 2005), Feasibility Analysis for Sustainable Technologies: An Engineering-Economic Approach (Business Expert Press, 2015), and Metrics for Sustainable Business: Measures and Standards for the Assessment of Organizations (Routledge, 2016)

Former Dean of the College of Business Administration, Maharishi International University

Former member of the Accreditation Review Council of the Higher Learning Commission, Chicago, Illinois

Former business faculty member, University of Texas at Austin and University of Iowa 1984-1990

BA Mathematics, Dartmouth College

MA Educational Administration, Dartmouth College

PhD Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University

Honorary Doctorate of World Peace, Maharishi University of World Peace


William Smith

William Smith

Fairfield, Iowa

Chief Executive Officer of MIU

Ex officio member, MIU Board of Trustees

Former President & CEO, Columbia College Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Former Chief Academic Officer and National Academic Director, SAE Institute USA

Former Vice President of Academic Affairs, Los Angeles Film School, Los Angeles, California

Former Industry Learning Director at NEOM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Former Director, Icon Collective College of Music, Burbank, California

Former Chair, Recording Arts Department, Full Sail University, Winter Springs, Florida
Member of the Advisory Board, Icon Collective College of Music, Burbank, California

Team Chairman and Peer Evaluator, WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)

Awarded the Top Gun Award for Educator of the Year, Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida

BA summa cum laude, Digital Design and Visual Communication, American Intercontinental University

MEd Instructional Design and Technology, American Intercontinental University