James W. Lewis
President
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
Claes Nobel
1930-2021
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
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, 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
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