he has been a member of the business roundtable and chairman of its corporate governance taskforce; a u.s. presidential appointee as commissioner on the national surface transportation policy and revenue study commission; a member of the committee on capital markets regulation; a u.s. presidential appointee on the president's council on service and civic participation; a member of the advisory council of the institute for corporate ethics; a member of the advisory council of the university of notre dame mendoza college of business; chairman of memphis tomorrow; and a member of the florida council of 100.