 Pearl is a member of the honorary board of the Daniel Pearl Foundation which was founded by Daniel's parents Ruth and Judea Pearl.Honorary board members include international correspondent Christiane Amanpour; former US President Bill Clinton; Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi; president of Stanford University John L. Hennessy; "Nightline" anchorman Ted Koppel; Queen Noor of Jordan; Palestinian professor and president of Al-Quds University Sari Nusseibeh; violinist Itzhak Perlman; author Elie Wiesel, and others.In July 2007, following the trials in Pakistan and revelations by Al-Qaeda terrorists held by the United States of participation in Daniel Pearl's abduction and murder, Mariane Pearl filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against a dozen named terrorists and a bank which may have financed them; she was seeking damages for their alleged roles in the abduction, torture and murder of her husband.