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Wilson Center
Leadership
Members of the Board of Trustees are appointed to six-year terms by the president of the United States. Trustees serve on various committees including executive, audit, finance and investment policy, development, fellowship, and strategic planning and program. Trustees whose terms have expired may serve until a successor has qualified.
Wilson Center Board of Trustees
Private Citizen Members
![Nicholas Adams](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Nick_Adams.png)
Nicholas Adams
Trustee, Wilson Center;
The Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness (FLAG)
The Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness (FLAG)
![Governor Bill Haslam](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/bill_haslam.jpg)
Hon. Bill Haslam
Trustee, Wilson Center;
Former Governor of Tennessee
Former Governor of Tennessee
![Brian H. Hook](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Brian_H._Hook.png)
Brian H. Hook
Trustee, Wilson Center;
Vice Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments; Former U.S. Special Representative for Iran; and Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State
Vice Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments; Former U.S. Special Representative for Iran; and Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State
![Lynn Hubbard](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/433A5113.jpg)
Lynn Hubbard
Trustee, Wilson Center;
Environmental Advocate
Environmental Advocate
![Drew Maloney](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/433A5134.jpg)
Hon. Drew Maloney
Trustee, Wilson Center;
President and CEO, American Investment Council
President and CEO, American Investment Council
![Timothy Pataki](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/tim_Pataki.png)
Timothy Pataki
Trustee, Wilson Center;
Partner, CGCN
Partner, CGCN
![Alan N. Rechtschaffen](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Alan_Rechtschaffen.png)
Alan N. Rechtschaffen
Trustee, Wilson Center;
Private Investor; Senior Lecturer of Laws, New York University
Private Investor; Senior Lecturer of Laws, New York University
Public Members
![Hon. Xavier Becerra](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/hhs-secretary-becerra.jpg)
Hon. Xavier Becerra
Secretary, U.S. Health and Human Services
![Antony Blinken](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Antony_Blinken_bio.png)
Hon. Antony J. Blinken
Secretary, U.S. Department of State
![Lonnie G. Bunch III](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/LonnieGBunch.jpg)
Hon. Lonnie G. Bunch III
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution
![Miguel Cardona](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/miguel_cardona.png)
Hon. Miguel Cardona
Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
![David Ferriero](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/DavidFerriero.jpg)
David Ferriero
Archivist of the United States
![Carla D. Hayden](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/CarlaDHayden.jpg)
Carla D. Hayden
Librarian of Congress
![Shelly Lowe, Chair of National Endowment for the Humanities](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Shelly_Lowe_NEH_bio.jpg)
Shelly Lowe
Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities
![Enoh Ebong](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Enoh_Ebong.jpg)
Enoh T. Ebong
Designee from within the Federal Government;
Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Staff Leadership
Featured
![Ambassador Mark Green](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Mark_Green_headshot.png)
Ambassador Mark A. Green
President & CEO, Wilson Center
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![Eddy Acevedo](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/EddyAcevedo_0.jpg)
Eddy Acevedo
Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President and CEO
![Elyse Drum](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/elyse_drum.png)
Elyse Drum
Deputy Chief of Staff to President & CEO
![Natasha Jacome](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/natasha_jacome.png)
Natasha Jacome
Senior Director of Operations
![Nora Bodner](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/nora_bodner_bio.jpg)
Nora Shuler Bodner
Secretary to the Board of Trustees; Deputy Director of Development
![Nicole Gaouette](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/nicole_gaouette.jpg)
Nicole Gaouette
Vice President for External Relations
Featured
![Robert S. Litwak image](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/RobertLitwak.jpg)
Robert S. Litwak
Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies
![Haresh Vayal](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/haresh_vayal.jpg)
Haresh Vayal
Chief Financial Officer
Prince Palmer
Director Support Operations
![Bruce Griffith](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Griffith_Bruce_350.jpg)
Bruce Griffith
Chief Information Officer
![Renel Sample](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/renelsample.jpg)
Renel Sample
Director of Human Resources
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![Duncan Wood](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/img_8671.jpg)
Duncan Wood
Vice President for Strategy & New Initiatives; Senior Advisor to the Mexico Institute
Featured
![Oge Onubogu Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/AFR-Headshot-Onubogu.jpg)
Oge Onubogu
Director, Africa Program
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![Shihoko Goto](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/18646620691_cd8ca39557_z.jpg)
Shihoko Goto
Director, Indo-Pacific Program
Featured
![Bruna Santos](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Screenshot%202022-09-19%20100342.png)
Bruna Santos
Director, Brazil Institute
Featured
![Chris Sands](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/ChrisSands_Web.png)
Christopher Sands
Director, Canada Institute
Featured
![JLT Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/20230628-096A9750.20230706190839110.jpg)
Jennifer L. Turner
Director, China Environment Forum
Featured
![Lauren Herzer Risi](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/herzer_lauren.png)
Lauren Herzer Risi
Program Director, Environmental Change and Security Program
Featured
![Robin Quinville](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/RobinQuinville.jpg)
Robin S. Quinville
Director, Global Europe Program
Featured
![Christian Ostermann](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/christian_ostermann.jpg)
Christian F. Ostermann
Director, History and Public Policy Program; Cold War International History Project; North Korea Documentation Project; Nuclear Proliferation International History Project;
Woodrow Wilson Center
Woodrow Wilson Center
Featured
![William E. Pomeranz](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/WP--photo.jpeg)
William E. Pomeranz
Director, Kennan Institute
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![Robert Daly image](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Robert_Daly.png)
Robert Daly
Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
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![Sarah Barnes Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Sarahheadshot2.jpg)
Sarah B. Barnes
Director, Maternal Health Initiative
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![Benjamin Gedan](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/benjamin-gedan-1.jpg)
Benjamin Gedan
Director, Latin America Program, Wilson Center
![Andrew Rudman Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Andrew%20Rudman%20.png)
Andrew I. Rudman
Public Policy Fellow, Former Director, Mexico Institute
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![Rebecca Pincus picture](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/IMG_8545.jpg)
Rebecca Pincus
Director, Polar Institute
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![Merissa Khurma](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/20230801WC_STAFF103%20%281%29.jpg)
Merissa Khurma
Director, Middle East Program
Featured
![John Thon Majok](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/johnthonmajok_bio.jpg)
John Thon Majok
Director of Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI); Deputy Director of Development
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![Michael Kugelman](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/michael_kugelman_bio.jpg)
Michael Kugelman
Director, South Asia Institute
Featured
![Kellee Wicker](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/WickerHeadshot_Web.png)
Kellee Wicker
Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program
Featured
![James F. Jeffrey](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/James_Jeffrey_Bio.png)
James F. Jeffrey
Chair of the Middle East Program, Slater Family Distinguished Fellow;
Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
Featured
![Michael Sfraga](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/mike-sfraga-resized.jpg)
Dr. Michael Sfraga
Chair & Distinguished Fellow, Polar Institute // Chair, US Arctic Research Commission
![The Right Honourable Catherine Ashton, Baroness of Upholland](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/catherine_ashton.jpg)
Baroness Catherine Ashton
Distinguished Fellow;
Former Vice President of the European Commission and former High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Former Vice President of the European Commission and former High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy