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The Frank Church Institute has announced that Carolyn Buck Luce will be the keynote speaker at the Frank Church Conference on “Change: America’s Challenges for the New Administration” on Feb. 2. A well-known figure in the financial world, Buck Luce is senior partner at Ernst & Young in New York, one of the world’s major financial and consulting firms.

The daylong conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Union Jordan Ballroom, with the keynote address at 7:30 p.m. All sessions (except for the luncheon and reception) are free and open to the public.

The 25th annual Frank Church Conference will feature a number of experts from around the country who will address the challenges facing the Obama administration. In addition to Buck Luce, speakers include:

• Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, New York University
• Ambassador William G. Miller, senior fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center
• Adam Clymer, former New York Times journalist
• Barbara Morgan, former astronaut and Distinguished Educator in Residence, Boise State
• Gregory Raymond, Frank Church Professor of International Relations, Boise State
• David Adler, professor of political science, Idaho State University
• Stephen Shaw, professor of political science, Northwest Nazarene University
• Caroline Heldman, assistant professor of politics, Occidental College

Buck Luce is a senior partner in the Global Accounts Group at Ernst & Young LLP, and the practice leader responsible for coordinating the E&Y worldwide relationships with global pharmaceutical corporations in the areas of risk, tax, human capital and transaction solutions.

Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Buck Luce spent 17 years in lending, investment banking, consulting and government service, where she was involved in a diverse range of capital market activities for both public and private companies in a wide variety of industries. She started her career working for the U.S. State Department in the Soviet Union, stationed in Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Moscow.

The Frank Church Institute was established in 1982 to honor the achievements and to carry forward the principles of the late U.S. Sen. Frank Church of Idaho. The goal of the Frank Church Institute is to build the endowment to fully fund the Frank Church Chair of Public Affairs, the annual Frank Church conferences and proposed Frank Church scholarships at Boise State.

For further information, please contact Garry Wenske, executive director, The Frank Church Institute ext. 6-2941, or garrywenske@boisestate.edu.

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