S. M. Sainju - Mr. Sainju is a native born Nepali. Born and raised in rural Himalaya, he worked to bring himself to the United States to pursue advanced education and experience in preparation for returning to Nepal and leading the country in process of modernization. Mr. Sainju is currently the Chairman and CEO of a power developing company based in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

Prior to joining Hillsdale Group, Mr. Sainju worked as the Director of Information Technology at British Maritime Technology Designers and Planners. Mr. Sainju's expertise includes energy economics/finance, energy intelligence, and energy security. Mr. Sainju has worked with government as well as number of private financial institutions.

Mr. Sainju also brings over 15 years of Information Technology experience. Mr. Sainju is a member of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. He also serves as an adjunct faculty (Computer Science) at George Mason University. Mr. Sainju holds a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Iowa Wesleyan College, and an MS in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University.

William C. Hogan, III - Mr. Hogan serves as Hillsdale Group’s chief operating officer and heads the company’s strategy and execution efforts.  Will is also a member of Hillsdale’s board of directors.  Over his 20+ year career, Will has proven adept at driving initiatives within and across organizations, often employing consultative sales techniques at firms such as Aetos Capital/ AEA Holdings, Morgan Stanley, and Ernst & Young.  

Will has significant experience in business development, from opportunity identification and evaluation to project management including specifying capability requirements, building teams, selecting and managing partners and vendors and strategic marketing.   Will is also Principal of Godfrey Companies, Inc., which offers consulting services to establish and grow investment funds and firms, as well as to restructure and wind-down funds. 

Will holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Chicago, and has earned the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.

Leslie Byrne - Leslie Byrne is an American politician, and was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. She is the first woman to have been elected to Congress from Virginia. While a member of the 103rd Congress, she served on the Public Works and Transportation Committee and Subcommittees on Surface Transportation, Water Resources; and Investigations and Oversight. Representative Byrne was also a member of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee serving on the subcommittee on employee benefits and compensation.

The freshman Democratic members of the 103rd Congress elected her to the leadership position of caucus whip. Byrne quickly established herself as a leader among her freshman colleagues; introducing and passing more legislation than any other newly elected representative. In addition, she accomplished the remarkable feat of having two of her measures on childhood immunization passed into law early in the first session of the 103rd Congress. Also in her first term, Rep. Byrne was instrumental in preventing cuts in federal workers' wages and benefits. Additionally, she led the effort to improve federal oversight of the nation's 1.7 million miles of natural gas and petroleum pipelines.

Byrne's legislative efforts included Medicaid reform; increasing opportunities of IRA holders to see their savings for first-time home purchases and college costs; cost savings on federal highway projects through value engineering and enhancing the international market for American high technologies. She was instrumental in obtaining funds for rail from Tyson's Corner to Dulles.

George Allen - George F. Allen served the Commonwealth of Virginia for over twenty years, as Governor, in both bodies of the United States Congress, and as a Delegate holding Thomas Jefferson’s seat in the Virginia General Assembly.

Sworn in as Governor in 1994 George Allen brought sweeping reform that made Virginia a national model in economic development, public safety, education accountability, and creative government. As a self-described “Common Sense Jeffersonian Conservative,” Allen pushed through cutting edge reform with bipartisan support. 

Elected to the United States Senate in 2000, George Allen continued to advocate policies to make America and Virginia a leader in innovation and technology. In 2001, he was appointed Chairman of the Senate High Tech Task Force and later in his term he created the Competitive Caucus to keep America the “world capital of innovation”. He also founded the Nanotechnology Caucus with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR). Allen was a member on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee as well as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on European Affairs. Senator Allen was one of the key members of the US Senate who championed the US - India Civilian Nuclear deal.

Senator Allen was unanimously elected a member of the Senate Republican Leadership as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2002. Under Senator Allen’s leadership, Republicans gained four seats in the Senate and expanded the Republican majority to 55-44-1.

Currently, George Allen is President of George Allen Strategies, LLC, and serves on the Board of Directors of Lee Technologies. Governor Allen is the Reagan Ranch Presidential Scholar for the Young America’s Foundation.

Governor Allen served as National Co-Chairman of Fred Thompson’s Presidential Campaign and as an advisor to and surrogate for John McCain’s Presidential Campaign on Economic Competitiveness and American Energy Security as well as Nanotechnology.

George Allen holds a B.A. degree “with distinction” in History, as well as a law degree from the University of Virginia. He played on the football and rugby teams throughout his time at UVA. Allen was named All-ACC Academic Team, Quarterback in 1972. He and his wife, Susan, reside near Mt. Vernon in Fairfax County with their three children: Tyler, Forrest, and Brooke.

Michael Bagley - With over 15 years of experience in Washington DC covering energy, banking and intelligence issues for various members of Congress and private sector clients, Bagley has well-established relationships with key executives and government officials in both political parties within the US Congress, as well as the Administration.

A member of both the Association For Intelligence Officers (AFIO) and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), Bagley previously worked for (former) US Senator J. Bennett Johnston (D-La) and (current) US Senator Patty Murray (D-Wa) in various capacities representing specialized portfolio issues, including those noted above. Monitoring energy sector developments in ‘sensitive’ areas of the globe, Bagley concentrates on geopolitical and economic developments with high-level executives in both the corporate and political arenas while utilizing unique open source intelligence methodologies and intelligence community connections.

Well-connected with US energy policy advisors and key House and Senate energy committee members and staffers, Bagley advises private clients on energy and political intelligence strategies as well as other appropriations and government relations matters.

Dr. Robert J. Prins- A business and economics major, Dr. Prins, is currently President Emeritus of Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. The last 30 years of his career have been spent as a higher education Administrator; however, his interest in finance, public relations and fund raising urges him to dedicate his time and talents to that area. For the first twelve years after graduation he worked in the Bell System in Michigan and Washington, DC.

As a college administrator, Dr. Prins has served as Director of Development, Vice President for Development and Planning, Executive Vice President for Administration, Assistant to the President and Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the five colleges he has served.

At the time of retirement he was a member of Mt, Pleasant Manufacturers Association, immediate Past President of the Board of the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, member of the Board of the Iowa College Foundation and Vice Chairman of the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service.