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Leadership
James W. Lewis is President of the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS), which he established in 2002 along with friend and Co-founder Claes Nobel, a member of the family that established the Nobel Prizes.
About James W. Lewis NSHSS Executive Leadership
Originally from Sweden, he held dual citizenship from Sweden and the US and was a member of the family that established the Nobel Prizes. Mr. Nobel was a passionate proponent of humanitarian and environmental causes.
About Claes Nobel NSHSS Executive Leadership

The NSHSS Advisory Board was established in 2002 by Co-founder Claes Nobel who served as the Chair until his passing in April 2021.

  • Advisory Board Chair Greg Goff, member ExxonMobil Board of Directors
  • Paul J. Crutzen, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Chemistry 1995
  • Ed Harris, Actor, Producer, Director
  • James J. Heckman, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Economics 2000
  • Herbert Kroemer, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Physics 2000
  • Anthony Leggett, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Physics 2003
  • Rudolph A. Marcus, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Chemistry 1992
  • Kiran Mazumar-Shaw, Chairman & Managing Director, Biocon Limited
  • Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Medicine 1998
  • Stanley Prusiner, M.D., Nobel Laureate, Medicine 1997
  • Inge Thulin, Former CEO, President & Chairman, 3M
  • Sir John E. Walker, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Chemistry 1997
  • Di Yerbury, Ph.D., Vice-Chancellor Emeritus, Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia)
  • Dr. Allan Zeman GBM, GBS, JP, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group

An Emphasis on Leadership

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