Chair
Martin Indyk
Martin S. Indyk is distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, he was the John C. Whitehead Distinguished Fellow in International Diplomacy …
Vice Chair
Cathy Isaacson
Cathy Isaacson has spent the last decade focused on smart investment in developing and low income communities. She serves on the boards of the New York …
Vice Chair
Elizabeth A. Liechty
Elizabeth A. Liechty is a senior partner at the Charter Financial Group, a private financial advisory firm located in Annapolis, Maryland. Elizabeth is a registered representative of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., …
President and CEO
Jim Pickup
Jim Pickup is President and CEO of the Middle East Investment Initiative (MEII) and General Counsel of the Aspen Institute. MEII is a non-profit organization that designs…
Board Member
Samer Asfour
Samer I. Asfour is a specialist in economic and social development, global trade, public finance and investment. He currently works as the Regional Director for the …
Board Member
Berl Bernhard
Berl Bernhard is the Chairman Emeritus of the Aspen Institute where he served as Chairman from 1991 to 1996. A former partner, he is now Counselor to …
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Matthew C. Bernstein
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Carl Bildt
Carl Bildt was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991-1994 and the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006-2014. As Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994, Mr. Bildt …
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Dwight L. Bush, Sr
Ambassador Dwight L. Bush, Sr. recently completed a successful three-year tenure as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco where he was responsible …
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Betsy Z. Cohen
Betsy Z. Cohen is the Founder and Strategic Advisor of The Bancorp, an online commercial bank. Prior to founding Bancorp, Ms. Cohen formed RAIT Financial Trust, …
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Sir Ronald Cohen
Sir Ronald Cohen is Chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and The Portland Trust. He is co-founder director of Social Finance UK, ...
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Charles H. Dallara
Charles H. Dallara is the Vice Chairman of Partners Group Holding’s Board of Directors and Chairman of the Americas. He has 40 years of experience in global …
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Jay K. Footlik
Jay served as Special Assistant to President Clinton in the White House and has global policy experience spanning Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. As founding partner of Third Circle, Inc., Jay works with...
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Newman T. Halvorson, Jr.
Newman T. “Thor” Halvorson, Jr. is a retired partner at Covington & Burling. He joined the firm in 1962 and practiced in the areas of federal income tax law with an emphasis in …
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Nafez Husseini
Nafez Husseini, is currently a retired CCC executive emeritus, serving as the Strategic Advisor to the BoD Chair of the Greece based Consolidated Contractors Company …
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Bashar Masri
Bashar Masri is the chairman of Massar International, a company he founded in 1995 to promote private sector development and economic growth in Palestine. Under his leadership, Massar has grown…
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Clare Muñana
Clare Muñana founded Ancora Associates, Inc. and serves as their President. She has extensive management consulting experience with a focus on strategic and organizational …
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Thomas Pickering
Ambassador Pickering is Vice Chairman of Hills & Company, an international consulting firm providing advice to U.S. businesses on investment, trade, and risk assessment …
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Teresa M. Ressel
Teresa M. Ressel serves on the MEII finance committee. She has 30 years of business experience covering finance, industrials/defense & electronics, and …
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Doug Steenland
Douglas Steenland was for many years President and CEO of Northwest Airlines until he designed and implemented a merger with Delta Airlines. Prior to that he was General …
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David Wade
David Wade is a public affairs strategist advising leading global corporations and organizations, and a Fellow with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace …