Board of Trustees
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.
Board of Trustees Private Members
David Mansdoerfer
Acting Chair, Wilson Center
Daniel Abrahamson
Trustee, Wilson Center
Nicholas Adams
Trustee, Wilson Center
Brittany Collins
Trustee, Wilson Center
Sean Sanders
Trustee, Wilson Center
Alan N. Rechtschaffen
Trustee, Wilson Center
Board of Trustees Public Members
Hon. Lonnie G. Bunch III
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Secretary, US Health and Human Services
Michael McDonald
Acting Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities
Linda McMahon
Secretary, US Department of Education
Robert Randolph Newlen
Acting Librarian of Congress
Marco Rubio
Secretary, US Department of State; Archivist of the United States