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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
Trustee, Wilson Center;
The Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness (FLAG)
The Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness (FLAG)
Hon. Bill Haslam
Trustee, Wilson Center;
Former Governor of Tennessee
Former Governor of Tennessee
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
Trustee, Wilson Center;
Environmental Advocate
Environmental Advocate
Hon. Drew Maloney
Trustee, Wilson Center;
President and CEO, American Investment Council
President and CEO, American Investment Council
Timothy Pataki
Trustee, Wilson Center;
Partner, CGCN
Partner, CGCN
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
Secretary, U.S. Health and Human Services
Hon. Antony J. Blinken
Secretary, U.S. Department of State
Hon. Lonnie G. Bunch III
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution
Hon. Miguel Cardona
Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
David Ferriero
Archivist of the United States
Carla D. Hayden
Librarian of Congress
Shelly Lowe
Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities
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 A. Green
President & CEO, Wilson Center
Featured
Eddy Acevedo
Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President and CEO
Elyse Drum
Deputy Chief of Staff to President & CEO
Natasha Jacome
Senior Director of Operations
Nora Shuler Bodner
Secretary to the Board of Trustees; Deputy Director of Development
Nicole Gaouette
Vice President for External Relations
Featured
Robert S. Litwak
Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies
Haresh Vayal
Chief Financial Officer
Prince Palmer
Director Support Operations
Bruce Griffith
Chief Information Officer
Renel Sample
Director of Human Resources
Featured
Duncan Wood
Vice President for Strategy & New Initiatives; Senior Advisor to the Mexico Institute
Featured
Oge Onubogu
Director, Africa Program
Featured
Shihoko Goto
Director, Indo-Pacific Program
Featured
Bruna Santos
Director, Brazil Institute
Featured
Christopher Sands
Director, Canada Institute
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Jennifer L. Turner
Director, China Environment Forum
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Lauren Herzer Risi
Program Director, Environmental Change and Security Program
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Robin S. Quinville
Director, Global Europe Program
Featured
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
Director, Kennan Institute
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Robert Daly
Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Featured
Sarah B. Barnes
Director, Maternal Health Initiative
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Benjamin Gedan
Director, Latin America Program // Director, Argentina Project
Andrew I. Rudman
Public Policy Fellow
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Rebecca Pincus
Director, Polar Institute
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Merissa Khurma
Director, Middle East Program
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John Thon Majok
Director of Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI); Deputy Director of Development
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Michael Kugelman
Director, South Asia Institute
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Kellee Wicker
Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program
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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
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Dr. Michael Sfraga
Chair & Distinguished Fellow, Polar Institute // Chair, US Arctic Research Commission
Baroness Catherine Ashton
Slater Family 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