INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

The 26-member group, consists of some of the world’s most influential corporate and political figures. They meet annually in conjunction with the Atlantic Council Annual Awards Dinner and advise the Atlantic Council President Frederick Kempe on global trends that frame the Council’s work toward its stated mission of “Renewing the Atlantic Community for 21st Century Global Challenges.” The IAB membership draws exclusively from chairmen and chief executives of globally significant companies and policy makers who have served at cabinet level or above.

Mr. Frederick Kempe
President and CEO
The Atlantic Council of the United States

Members:

Dr. Josef Ackermann
Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank AG

Mr. Jose Maria Aznar
Former President of Spain
President, Foundation for Social Analysis and Study

Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter
Counselor and Trustee, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Mr. Victor L. L. Chu
Chairman, First Eastern Investment Group

Mr. Richard Edelman
President and CEO, Edelman

Dr. Thomas Enders
Chief Executive Officer, EADS N.V.

Ms. Orit Gadiesh
Chairman of the Board, Bain & Company Inc.

Dr. Ashraf Ghani
Former Finance Minister of Afghanistan
Chancellor of Kabul University

Mr. Francisco Gonzalez
Chairman and CEO, BBVA

Dr. James Goodnight
Chief Executive Officer, SAS

Sir Fred Goodwin
Group Chief Executive, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group

Mr. Aleksander Kwasniewski
Former President of Poland

Mr. Alexei A. Mordashov
General Director, Severstal

Mr. Richard L. Olver
Chairman, BAE Systems

The Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
Former Secretary General of NATO
Deputy Chairman, Cable and Wireless PLC

Ms. Patricia F. Russo
Chief Executive Officer, Alcatel-Lucent

Ms. Marjorie Scardino
Chief Executive, Pearson PLC

Mr. Stephen A. Schwarzman
Co-Founder and CEO, Blackstone Group

Sir Martin Sorrell
Group Chief Executive, WPP Group PLC

Mr. Robert J. Stevens
Chairman, President and CEO, Lockheed Martin

Dr. Lawrence H. Summers
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Charles W. Eliot University Professor of Harvard University Kennedy School of Government

Dr. Gunter Thielen
Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, Bertelsmann AG

Mr. Ruben Vardanian
Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO , Troika Dialog

Dr. Daniel Vasella
Chairman and CEO, Novartis International AG

Mr. Jacob Wallenberg
Chairman, Investor AB

Ex-Officio:

Mr. Jean Lemierre
President, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development