Mr. William J. Hybl is chairman of the Commission. From 1990-1997, he served on the Commission, including as vice chairman, under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Hybl is the chairman and chief executive officer of El Pomar Foundation, a general-purpose foundation and a national leader in innovative grantmaking recognized by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 1998 as National Foundation of the Year. He is also president emeritus of the United States Olympic Committee. He twice served as president, leading the U.S. Olympic delegations at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France and 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain; and doing so again for the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan and the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia. Hybl also serves as chairman of the U.S. Olympic Foundation and is a member of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. An attorney, former member of the Colorado legislature and former special counsel to President Ronald Reagan, Hybl also serves as vice chairman of the Board of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), as Commissioner on the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, and as civilian aide emeritus to the Secretary of the Army. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Hybl as U.S. Representative to the 56th General Assembly of the United Nations. Hybl currently serves as vice chairman of the Board of the BROADMOOR Hotel, Inc., and is president of the Air Force Academy Foundation and The Hundred Club of Colorado Springs. Hybl also serves on numerous corporate boards. He was named 2003 Citizen of the West and, in 2005, was elected to The Colorado College Board of Trustees. Hybl holds a bachelor's degree from The Colorado College and a law degree from the University of Colorado.
