- Michael J. Schoenfeld, Chair
- Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs, Vanderbilt University
- Robert T. Coonrod
- President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- William J. Ivey
- Harvie Branscomb Distinguished University Visiting Scholar, Vanderbilt University; Former Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts
- Clifford A. Lynch
- Excutive Director, Coalition for Networked Information
- Deanna Marcum
- Associate Librarian for Library Services, Library of Congress
- Michael Perik
- Princeton Review
- Peter Price
- President, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- John Seigenthaler
- Founder, First Amendment Center; Founding Editorial Director, USA Today
- Winston Tabb
- Dean of University Libraries, Johns Hopkins University
- Cecelia Tichi
- William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English, Vanderbilt University