Advisory Board

Our Advisory Board is composed of international lawyers with expertise in trade, human rights, and environmental issues; leaders of organizations engaged in refugee relief and human rights; diplomats; activists; historians; economists; and energy experts. Many have served on special assignments abroad, including peacekeeping missions, election monitoring, sanction enforcement, and the advancement of women’s rights.

*Denotes honorary members of the board.

Edward Bergman President, Innovative Development Services, Inc.; Executive Director, Africa Travel Association

Marc Chandler Global Head of Currency Strategy, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Michael Druckman Chairman, Schools That Can

James F. Hoge, Jr. Counselor, Executive Office, Council on Foreign Relations; Chairman, Human Rights Watch

Nicholas Kourides Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel, Worldwide Life Insurance, American International Group, Inc.

Jay Kriegel Senior Advisor, The Related Companies LP

Peter Nitze Chairman, Nitze-Stagen & Co., Inc.

Robert A. Pietrzak Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Leslie B. Samuels, Esq. Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Ernest Stern Partner, The Rohatyn Group, LLC

Jason Wright Principal, Geer Mountain Holdings, LLC

H.R.H. Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein* Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the U.S.

Melanne S. Verveer* U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues