Celebrity/Public Figure List

1) Oprah

It would be best to contact her through her companies or her Talent Agent, Kevin
Huvane.

Harpo Films Owner 345 N. Maple Dr., Phone: 310-278-5559

Ste. 315
Beverly Hills, CA
90210
USA

Harpo Productions Owner Harpo Studios Phone: 312-633-1000

110 N. Carpenter St. Fax: 312-633-1976
Chicago, IL 60607
USA

Oprah Winfrey Network, The ChairmanExecutive Los Angeles, CA

(OWN) USA

Harpo Owner Executive 110 N. Carpenter Phone: 312-633-1000

Chicago, IL 60607 Fax: 312-633-1111
USA

Represented by:
Company Agent Type Address Contact
Creative Artists Agency Kevin Talent 2000 Avenue Of Phone: 424-288-
(CAA) Huvane Agent The Stars 2000
Los Angeles, CA Fax: 424-288-2900
90067 http://www.caa.com/
USA

2) Bill Gates
It would be best to contact him via the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s main office
(email then phone call). Contact info below:

Main Office
PO Box 23350
Seattle, WA 98102
(206) 709-3100
info@gatesfoundation.org
Media Inquiries (Press Only)
PO Box 23350
Seattle, WA 98102
(206) 709-3400
media@gatesfoundation.org

East Coast Office

PO Box 6176
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044

Grant Inquiries
(206) 709-3140
info@gatesfoundation.org

3) Dr. Ben Carson

I would first talk to my close friend Cari Carson, who is Dr. Ben Carson’s niece. I would
then accordingly email or phone call Dr. Carson.

Benjamin S. Carson, M.D., Department

of Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University, 600
North Wolfe Street, Harvey 811, Baltimore, Maryland 21287. email:
bcarson@jhmi.edu.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287

Phone: 410-955-5464
Appointment Phone: 410-955-6406

4) Yo-Yo Ma
I would initially contact my good friend Emily Ma, daughter of Yo-yo Ma.

5) Prof. Howard Koh

I would contact Howard Koh directly but would also see if his son (a high school
classmate of mine) could serve as the middlemen.

Email: hkoh@hsph.harvard.edu
Assistant’s Contact:
c/o Ms. Dinah Bembo, Assistant to the ASH
200 Independence Avenue SW, 716G
Washington, District of Columbia 20024
202.690.7694
dinah.bembo@hhs.gov

6) Bill Clinton
The“William J. Clinton” Foundation is increasing efforts to address HIV/AIDS. We
could contact the organization at:

The Honorable William J. Clinton

55 West 125th Street
New York, N.Y. 10027

Also, once we know the specifics we could attempt to schedule a meeting with President
Clinton. The request form can be found here:
http://www.clintonfoundation.org/scheduling-request-form.

7) Bono
The best form of contact would be through his JoinRed website,
http://www.joinred.com/PressRoom.aspx, or by contacting his Manager:
Company Agent Type Address Contact
Principle Keryn Kaplan Manager 250 West 57th Street Phone: 212-765-
Management Ste. 2120 2330
New York, NY
10107
USA

8) Nelson Mandela
The main method of communication would be to send an email to the Nelson Mandela
foundation or Mandela’s 46664 Project. I am, however, trying to see if there might be
Yale-affiliated people with tighter connections to Mandela.

Telephone: +27 11 728 1000

Facsimile: +27 11 728 1111
Email: nmf@nelsonmandela.org, maeline@nelsonmandela.org (Also: info@46664.com)

9) Elton John:
I would contact the Elton John Aids Foundation at admin@ejaf.com or:
Elton John AIDS Foundation
584 Broadway, Suite 907
New York, NY 10012

If necessary, I would also try to contact his managers at the Sanctuary Group:
 Sanctuary Group Manager 9255 Sunset Blvd. Phone: 310-205-5000
Inc. Ste. 200 Fax: 310-205-5003
Beverly Hills, CA 90210 info@sanctuarygroup.co
USA

10) Chris Hughes (Facebook Co-Founder; Obama Campaign)

The form of contact would be via his personal email or mail.
Home Address:
468 Bergen Street
Brooklyn, New York 11217
Phone 347-689-4235
Email: chughes@bluelink.andover.edu

11) George Steinbrenner

I would try to contact him through his granddaughter Julia Swindal, my brother’s friend.

12) Mira Nair

Mira Nair’s AidsJaago website has a built-in contacting system that we could use:
http://www.aidsjaago.com.

We could also use the email address affiliated with Mirabaifils: mira@mirabaifilms.com

13) Hrithik Roshan/ Rakesh Roshan

I would contact these Bollywood actors through Asal Masomi, their publicist in the U.S.
whom I have met and worked for.

Asal’s Contac Info:

Phone: 310-770-4488
Fax: 424-205-1701

Other people…..less detailed:

14) Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie
15) Onir—the director of My Brother Nikhil
16) Juhi Chawla
17) Aamir Khan
18) Shakira
19) Gloria Estefan
20) Ellen DeGeneres
21) Madonna
22) Arundhati Roy