Global Advisory Council
Co-Chaired by General David Petraeus and Sir John Scarlett, the Global Advisory Council is designated for individuals, corporations, and foundations who provide significant annual support to the Wilson Center. Members of the Advisory Council enhance the Center’s conversations through individual participation. Members play a key part in the Wilson Center’s global network, which is comprised of industry and thought leaders representing all areas of the world. Members receive an opportunity to be up close with Wilson Center experts and participate in the exchange of ideas.
Gen. (ret) David Petraeus
Co-Chair, Global Advisory Council
Chairman, KKR Global Institute
Sir John McLeod Scarlett
Co-Chair, Global Advisory Council
Chairman, SC Strategy Limited
Robert J. Abernethy
President, American Standard Development Company
Mohammed Alardhi
Executive Chairman, Investcorp.
Dr. Majed Al-Ansari
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
H.E. Hussain Al-Nowais
Chairman, Al Nowais Investments
H.E. Ahmad Al Sayed
Founder and CEO, Sharq Capital Investment
Wayne Berman
Global Head of Government Affairs, Blackstone
Mary K. Cline
Director, Geostrategic Business Group, EY
Hon. Charles “Chuck” Cobb
CEO, Cobb Investments; Former U.S. Ambassador to Iceland
Former Trustee, Wilson Center
Issam “Sam” Darwish
Executive Vice Chairman, Group CEO, IHS Towers
Ian M. Davis
VP for Government Relations, Occidental Petroleum
Lawrence Di Rita
Market President for Greater Washington, D.C
Bank of America
Adam Falkoff
Amazon Web Services
Susan Fox
SVP of Government Relations, The Walt Disney Company
Mark Fuchs
Member, Kissinger Institute Advisory Council
Chief Executive Officer & CIO, Fuchs Capital Partners
Tom Geier
Head of Federal Government Affairs
3M
Goldman Sachs
Bahaa Hariri
Founder & Chairman, The Horizon Group
Hon. Bill Haslam
Former Governor of Tennessee
Chair, Board of Trustees, Wilson Center
Asad Hussaini
Suhail Khan
Director of External Affairs, Microsoft Corporation
Vishal Kapoor
Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer
Chia Network, Inc.
Tami Longaberger
Chair of the Board, The Longaberger Family Foundation
Marlene Malek
Vice-Chairman, Friends of Cancer Research
Hon. Drew Maloney
Chief Executive Officer, American Investment Council
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Wilson Center
H.E. John Manley
Former President and CEO, Business Council of Canada
Solita Marcelli
Chief Investment Officer, UBS Americas
Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty III
Chairman and Co-Founder, McLarty Associates
Donald F. McLellan
International Co-Chair, Wilson National Cabinet
Partner, BDT & Company International, LLP
Brian Menell
Chairman and CEO, TechMet Ltd
Alex Mistri
Vice President, Government & External Affairs, Hess Corporation
Professor Muthanna G. Abdul Razzaq, Ph.D
President & CEO, American University in the Emirates
Thomas Putzer
Office of the Chairman and CEO, SC Johnson
Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Former United States Representative
Former Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
Akin Gump
Neil Russel
SVP Corporate Affairs and Chief Comms. Officer
Sysco
Nancy Ziuzin Schlegel
Vice President, International Government Affairs Lockheed Martin International
Kenneth Z. Slater
Principal, Tremont Partners LLC
Co-Chair, Wilson National Cabinet
Hon. Louis B. Susman
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s
Trustee, Wilson Center
Sadek Wahba
Chairman & Managing Partner, I Squared Capital
Jeff Wilson
Vice President, Public & Government Affairs, Devon Energy
Ernie Thrasher
Founder & CEO, Xcoal Energy and Resources
Omar Vargas
VP & Head of Global Public Policy, General Motors
Geoffrey K. Verhoff
Senior Advisor, Akin Gump
Jorge Woldenberg
President and CEO, CORPAC Group
