Linda Mason is chairman and co-founder of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the nation's largest provider of employer-sponsored early childhood education. The company operates over 480 child development centers in thirty-eight states and the United Kingdom and serves over 55,000 families. Ms. Mason founded Bright Horizons with her husband, fellow Yale School of Management alumnus Roger Brown. After graduating from the School of Management, Ms. Mason delivered emergency relief to Cambodian refugees and to famine and war victims in Africa. With her husband, she co-authored a book about the Cambodian relief effort. She also is co-founder of The Horizons Initiative, a nonprofit organization serving the needs of homeless children throughout the Boston area. Ms. Mason's honors include the White House's Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership. She has published the book, The Working Mother's Guide to Life. She has served on the School of Management's alumni and advisory boards and was elected Alumni Fellow in 1998.