▁across ▁the ▁glo be . ▁ ▁The ▁Academy ' s ▁Board ▁includes ▁several ▁phil anth rop ists , ▁the ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁ 4 ▁univers ities ▁and ▁academic ▁medical ▁cent ers , ▁and ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁research ▁of ▁IBM , ▁Pf izer ▁Inc , ▁Johnson ▁& ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁Pe psi Co . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁ 2 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Academy ▁M embers ▁in ▁ 1 0 0 ▁countries , ▁exper ts ▁are ▁engaged ▁in ▁projects ▁that ▁are ▁directly ▁helping ▁heads ▁of ▁state ▁and ▁minister s ▁in ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Mexico ▁and ▁Malays ia , ▁Spain ▁and ▁Russia , ▁Q atar ▁and ▁R w anda . ▁And ▁Academy ▁programs ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁his ▁Science ▁Office ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁State , ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁and ▁National ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Health . ▁ ▁Moreover , ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁General ▁and ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁ag encies ▁including ▁the ▁International ▁Tele communic ations ▁Union , ▁UN ES CO , ▁UN ICE F ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁have ▁all ▁end ors ed ▁Academy ▁initi atives . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁under ▁Mr . ▁Rub in stein ' s ▁leadership , ▁the ▁Academy ▁has ▁partner ed ▁with ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁well - known ▁phil anth rop ist ▁in ▁the ▁sciences ▁and ▁arts , ▁Mr . ▁Len ▁B lav at nik , ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁world ' s