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International Advisory Board

The International Advisory Board (IAB) is a uniquely influential group of global business and policy leaders who provide perspectives to the Atlantic Council’s president and board. A further goal from its first annual meeting in 2007 has been to bring the group’s wisdom to Washington and to provide its members with access to leading U.S. thinkers and policy makers.

The IAB is composed entirely of chairmen and chief executives of significant global companies and accomplished former policy makers of cabinet rank or above. Members serve three-year renewable terms. The group meets annually, usually in conjunction with the Atlantic Council’s Annual Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C.

Members have a demonstrated track record of support for the Euro-Atlantic relationship. Its makeup also reflects the rapidly changing nature of the transatlantic agenda as captured in the Council’s mission statement: “Renewing the Atlantic Community for 21st Century global challenges.”

The group or individual members may suggest specific directions or programs that serve that mission. The Atlantic Council also serves as a home for IAB members who wish to organize meetings in D.C., New York or elsewhere -- or turn to its staff or network for insights.

Leadership:

Brent Scowcroft, Chairman

National Security Advisor to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush

President and Founder, Scowcroft Group

Senator Chuck Hagel

Chairman, Atlantic Council of the United States

Frederick Kempe

President and CEO, Atlantic Council of the United States

 

Members:

Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG

Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister of Pakistan

Jose Maria Aznar, former Prime Minister of Spain; President, Foundation for Social Analysis and Study

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

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

Richard Edelman, President and CEO, Edelman

Thomas Enders, President and CEO, Airbus S.A.S.

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

Ashraf Ghani, former Finance Minister of Afghanistan; Chairman, The Institute for State Effectiveness

James Goodnight, CEO, SAS

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

Aleksander Kwasniewski, former President of Poland

Jean Lemierre, President, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Senior Advisor to the Chairman, BNP Paribas Group

Alexei A. Mordashov, General Director, Severstal

Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO, News Corporation

Gordon Nixon, President and CEO, Royal Bank of Canada

Richard L. Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems

Dinu Patriciu, Chairman, DP Holding SA

Lord Robertson, former Secretary General of NATO; Deputy Chairman, TNK-BP; Senior International Advisor, Cable & Wireless International

Güler Sabanci, Chairman and Managing Director, Haci Ömer Sabanci Holding A.S.

Marjorie Scardino, Chief Executive, Pearson PLC

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

Martin Sorrell, Group Chief Executive, WPP Group PLC

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

Sergey A. Taruta, Chairman of the Board, Industrial Union of Donbass

Gunter Thielen, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Bertelsmann AG

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

Daniel Vasella, Chairman and CEO , Novartis International AG

Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman, Investor AB

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Online Security Jam: Security and Defense Agenda

From February 4 through 9, Security and Defense Agenda will host its 2010 Security Jam in partnership with the Atlantic Council.

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Pakistan: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism

Ikram Sehgal, Chairman of Pathfinder G4S (Pakistan’s largest private security firm), will join the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council on Thursday, February 11, for a discussion on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism in Pakistan.

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2010 Awards Dinner: Clinton, Ackermann, Abrial, Mattis

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