Board of Directors

Randy Newcomb

Chairman of the Board

Senior Advisor at The Omidyar Group

Randy Newcomb is a Senior Advisor at The Omidyar Group. The Omidyar Group is a collection of global companies, organizations, and initiatives founded by Pierre and Pam Omidyar that strive to catalyze social impact globally. Previously, Randy was the founding President and CEO of Humanity United. Across multiple countries Randy grew Humanity United as a values-based organization focused on reducing intractable problems such as violent conflict, atrocities, human exploitation, and modern-day slavery. Prior to Humanity United Randy was a Vice-President at the Omidyar Family Foundation and the Omidyar Network. Randy was a Fellow at the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford University and a Fellow at the University of Bath. He holds an Ed.D from the University of San Francisco, a MSc degree in development economics from the University of Bath, a MA degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and an honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, from the University of Bath.

Yvonne Moore

Board Member and Grants Committee Chair

Founder & Managing Director, Moore Philanthropy

Yvonne Moore has over 25 years of experience in government, civil society, academia and nonprofit organizations, and has served extensively as a strategic advisor across the philanthropic space on both international and domestic issues. As the founder of Moore Philanthropy, Yvonne has successfully co-developed numerous programs and projects, many of them in challenging environments, including post-conflict and slum communities, as well as in Liberia during the Ebola outbreak. Previously, Yvonne held the position of Chief of Staff to filmmaker and philanthropist Abigail E. Disney where she oversaw the family’s network of media, philanthropic and advocacy organizations. She also currently serves as a trustee of The Daphne Foundation, The New York Women’s Foundation, and The Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group. Yvonne chairs Comic Relief US’s Grants Committee, which is responsible for oversight of the grantmaking strategy -- determining how funds are spent to support a range of life-changing programs in the U.S. and around the world.

David Horne

Board Member and Audit & Risk Committee Chair

CFO, The Cabrini Foundation

David Horne, CPA is CFO for The Cabrini Foundation, a private foundation that supports the health and well-being of vulnerable New Yorkers through grants to bolster the health outcomes of diverse communities, eliminate barriers to care, and bridge gaps in health services. David was previously the CFO of Island Peer Review Organization and the March of Dimes Foundation. He is also a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Not for Profit Advisory Committee that routinely works to improve the transparency and usefulness of financial statements. David chairs the Audit and Risk Committee, which is responsible for oversight of the budget, audit and reporting of Comic Relief US’s annual financial results.

Alia Lamborghini

Board Member

SVP, US Sales And Client Services, Yahoo DSP at Yahoo!

From her early days at the pioneering Advertising.com, Alia has had a unique vantage point of the evolution of digital media and programmatic advertising. At Yahoo, she inspires her team to develop strong and lasting relationships with clients, get hands-on in imagining new products and solutions, and explore creativity in packaging and promoting Yahoo. Deeply committed to mentorship, Alia is recognized as one of the industry’s best connectors, advocates, and problem-solvers. At Yahoo, she leads the company’s Client Advisory Board, and is an executive sponsor for its Diversity and Racial Equity Board. Alia has three brilliant kids aged 12, 10 and 7, and is an active volunteer with many local Atlanta organizations. She serves on the Board of Directors for Ethos Classical Public Charter school in Southwest Atlanta, a tuition-free school providing a rigorous, joyful elementary experience to 500+ students.

Alison Moore

Board Member

Chief Executive Officer of Comic Relief US

Alison Moore is a media and tech industry veteran who is bridging the worlds of entertainment, storytelling, and fundraising to drive social change. She is the CEO of Comic Relief US, a nonprofit that’s leveraging its unique blend of humor and entertainment to address entrenched social and economic issues surrounding intergenerational poverty in the US and abroad. Since 2015, Comic Relief US has raised over $436 million and positively impacted over 35 million children through creative campaigns that drive awareness and change, most notably the iconic Red Nose Day campaign. Building on the success of Red Nose Day, Alison and team are creating new ways to spark change by reimagining the traditional fundraising model through emerging platforms and utilizing new content and storytelling strategies that encourage individuals, brands, organizations, and communities to make a greater impact together. Alison was previously the Chief Business Officer, Beauty Collection at CondéNast, overseeing the Glamour and Allure brands. Prior to Condé Nast, Alison was Chief Revenue Officer at SoundCloud, and held multiple executive level positions at NBC Universal, DailyCandy and HBO. Alison is on the Board of Directors for TRACE, the top global media, music & digital platform for Afro-Urban culture & youth empowerment and she is on the Board of Directors for Downtown Music Holdings, a global music company that provides a vital bridge between creators and their partners, creating a more equitable and innovative music ecosystem. Alison is also an Advisor to several early-stage digital start-ups.

Austyn Biggers

Board Member

SVP, Programming and Production, TV One and CleoTV

Over the last 20 years, Austyn Biggers has worked in virtually every aspect of television and film, from development to production to post. He recently joined TV One and Cleo TV as SVP, programming and Production. In this role, he oversees scripted and unscripted programs, movies, and special events for both networks with distribution in 50 million homes. Prior to that he served as Head of Unscripted at Get Lifted Film Co., led by Emmy®️ and Tony®️ Award-winning producer Mike Jackson, EGOT recipient and award-winning producer John Legend, and CEO of Friends At Work, Ty Stiklorius. Austyn’s projects with Get Lifted Film Co. include the docu-series Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (HBO), Rhythm & Flow (Netflix), 40 Years a Prisoner (HBO) and, most recently, A Crime on the Bayou set for theatrical release in June 2021. He has served as an in-house Executive Producer at MTV, LOGO, & VH1 and was Sr. Director of Development for BET Networks Austyn brings a deep commitment to social justice, racial equity and LGBTQ+ rights.

Evan J Segal

Board Member

Founder/ Managing Partner, Segal Ventures LP

Evan J. Segal is a business leader, philanthropist, angel investor, social entrepreneur, author and adjunct professor. He was the President/ Owner of Dormont Manufacturing Company, the inventor and world's largest manufacturer of flexible stainless steel gas appliance connector. After a successful exit, Mr. Segal served as the Chief Financial Officer at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Nominated by President Obama and confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate, Mr. Segal also served on The White House Innovation and Information Policy Task Force and was the Co-Chair of the Federal CFO Council. He currently serves as the Chairman of The Segal Family Foundation, President of Segal Ventures LP, Co-Founder of The 412 Venture Fund, Founder of Kiva Pittsburgh and Venture For America Pittsburgh and Co-Chair of the NYU Stern Graduate School of Business Leadership Fellows Program. He is also the author of "From Local To Global: Smart Management Lessons To Grow Your Business" and regularly speaks on Leadership and Management. Mr. Segal graduated from the CMU Tepper School of Business with a B.S. and a MBA.

Ida Rezvani

Board Member

Global Client Lead

As Global Client Lead for Pfizer, Ida is responsible for the business across all brands, marketing disciplines, and markets. She is building an integrated team for Pfizer to transform marketing and drive effectiveness and efficiency. As Chief Client Officer for dentsu Americas, Ida built dentsu’s integrated client capability for dentsu’s top 30 integrated clients. She is an experienced leader who understands what it takes to lead change, build high performing teams, and establish a culture that drives creativity. Ida rejoined dentsu in the spring of 2019, as the President of their largest creative office, dentsu mcgarrybowen New York, where she led and grew the agency, delivering award-winning work for Clients like Subway, Crayola and United Airlines. Ida has also led brand communications for iconic brands from both Europe and America, including Coca-Cola, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Marriott, Marks & Spencer, Virgin Trains, COI and Visit London. Her teams have won awards for effectiveness across a number of these brands including IPA effectiveness for COI, Virgin Trains and the Grand Prix for Marks & Spencer. She is a nominated member of Women in Advertising and Communications London (WACL), where she served on the executive committee, as well as a member of the Ad Council in New York where she served on the Diverse Leaders Group. Ida has been described as Mr. Wolfe from Pulp Fiction because she is adept at cleaning up when things don’t quite go to plan. She loves creativity and solving complex problems.

Michele Ganeless

Board Member

Producer

Michele is best known for her tenure as President of Comedy Central, a position she held from 2004-2016. Under her leadership, the profile and success of the Comedy Central brand flourished with franchises including the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”, “The Colbert Report”, “South Park”, “Inside Amy Schumer” and “Key & Peele”, dominating the cultural landscape. Prior to her role as President at Comedy Central, Michele held programming and leadership roles at USA Network, Comedy Central and MTV. More recently, Michele has focused her energy on producing for film and television, with a mandate to hire more women in front of and behind the camera, which was the case on her first two films, which were both written and directed by women. Ganeless also serves on the advisory board of Northwestern University’s School of Communications.

Richard Curtis

Board Member

Co-founder of Comic Relief UK / US

Richard Curtis is a TV writer, film writer and director, responsible for TV shows, TV films and perhaps best known for his 16 cinema films which include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Mr Bean, Love Actually, About Time and Yesterday, as well as the upcoming animated film, That Christmas. In the other half of Richard’s life, he is the co-founder of Comic Relief, which he started after visiting Ethiopia during the 1985 famine and led to establishing Comic Relief and the beloved fundraising event, Red Nose Day. Comic Relief in the UK, in partnership with the BBC and other partners, has raised over £1.6 Billion to help people in the UK and abroad. In 2015, Richard brought Red Nose Day to the United States with the partnership with NBC and other partners. Since then, Comic Relief US raised over $437 Million to help children and young people in the US and across the globe. Richard was a founding member of Make Poverty History, the campaign for the MDGs, and worked both on that and on Live 8 in 2005. In 2015 he helped found Project Everyone to work to make the Global Goals famous and effective - and was until recently a UN Advocate for the SDGs. Richard is also co-founder of Make My Money Matter, an organization fighting for sustainable investment, especially in the area of pensions, where he has helped £1.3 trillion move into more sustainable investments. He is married to Emma Freud and together they have 4 children.

Richard Hofstetter

Board Member

Partner of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, P.C

Richard Hofstetter brings more than 45 years experience as a lawyer for the development, production, and exploitation of intellectual property in all media, and its licensing and merchandising. Following his term as Co-Chair of law firm Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz Entertainment Group practice, he is Counsel to the law firm. Mr. Hofstetter's practice has particular emphasis in television media. He has represented producers and production companies, performers, writers, and creative talent for dramatic and nonfiction programs, news, and sports, as well as executives in television and other media. His expertise encompasses programming for distribution for all linear, cable, digital/streaming platforms, international production and distribution, and advertiser and brand integration. Mr.Hofstetter has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for over twenty years and was recognized as the ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in 2018 for his work in Entertainment Law. New York Magazine has named him one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Entertainment Law. He is also listed as a top-rated lawyer in media and entertainment by Chambers USA, recognized by The Legal 500 as a leading media and entertainment lawyer and a “Super Lawyer” in the field of entertainment and sports by Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. Hofstetter served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York University. He is counsel to the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and is a member of the International Radio and Television Society, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). In addition to his service on the Comic Relief USA board, he serves on the boards of non-profit organizations The International Television Academy, and INCLUDEnyc (formerly Resources for Children with Special Needs).