of this panel who is the executive director of the center at the diversity of texas at austin and he has unique button certainly dual perspective of being a person who has studied decision-making in the white house and been a part of decision-making in the white house. he was invaluable to member an invalid memory of making the connection and interviews that were the underlying factor and base of this entire project work so i think you for that. and i turn the macron over to you. the microphone over to you. [applause] thank you, jeff. i m honored to moderate this panel with four dear friends and valued colleagues. there is a concern afoot that as a moderator i might let it go to my head and try to interject myself too much in the discussion. so i will sit down there while they make their presentations and will come back up here during the actual queue time. you have the detailed bios of the speakers in your program so first ist repeat those professor richard amerman. hi