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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.

Private Citizen Members

Nicholas Adams

Nicholas Adams

Trustee, Wilson Center;
The Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness (FLAG)
Governor Bill Haslam

Hon. Bill Haslam

Trustee, Wilson Center;
Former Governor of Tennessee
Brian H. Hook

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
Lynn Hubbard

Lynn Hubbard

Trustee, Wilson Center;
Environmental Advocate
Drew Maloney

Hon. Drew Maloney

Trustee, Wilson Center;
President and CEO, American Investment Council
Timothy Pataki

Timothy Pataki

Trustee, Wilson Center;
Partner, CGCN
Alan N. Rechtschaffen

Alan N. Rechtschaffen

Trustee, Wilson Center;
Private Investor; Senior Lecturer of Laws, New York University  

Public Members

Hon. Xavier Becerra

Hon. Xavier Becerra

Secretary, U.S. Health and Human Services
Antony Blinken

Hon. Antony J. Blinken

Secretary, U.S. Department of State
Lonnie G. Bunch III

Hon. Lonnie G. Bunch III

Secretary, Smithsonian Institution
Miguel Cardona

Hon. Miguel Cardona

Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Carla D. Hayden

Carla D. Hayden

Librarian of Congress
Shelly Lowe, Chair of National Endowment for the Humanities

Shelly Lowe

Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities
Colleen Shogan

Dr. Colleen J. Shogan

Archivist of the United States
Enoh Ebong

Enoh T. Ebong

Designee from within the Federal Government;
Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Staff Leadership

Ambassador Mark Green

Ambassador Mark A. Green

President & CEO, Wilson Center
Eddy Acevedo

Eddy Acevedo

Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President and CEO
Elyse Drum

Elyse Drum

Deputy Chief of Staff to President & CEO
Natasha Jacome

Natasha Jacome

Senior Director of Operations
Nora Bodner

Nora Shuler Bodner

Secretary to the Board of Trustees; Deputy Director of Development
Nicole Gaouette

Nicole Gaouette

Vice President for External Relations
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Robert S. Litwak

Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies
Haresh Vayal

Haresh Vayal

Chief Financial Officer

Prince Palmer

Director Support Operations
Bruce Griffith

Bruce Griffith

Chief Information Officer
Renel Sample

Renel Sample

Director of Human Resources
Duncan Wood

Duncan Wood

Former Vice President for Strategy & New Initiatives; Senior Advisor to the Mexico Institute
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Oge Onubogu

Director, Africa Program
Shihoko Goto

Shihoko Goto

Director, Indo-Pacific Program
Bruna Santos

Bruna Santos

Director, Brazil Institute
Chris Sands

Christopher Sands

Director, Canada Institute
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Jennifer L. Turner

Director, China Environment Forum
Lauren Herzer Risi

Lauren Herzer Risi

Program Director, Environmental Change and Security Program
Robin Quinville

Robin S. Quinville

Director, Global Europe Program
Christian Ostermann

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
William E. Pomeranz

William E. Pomeranz

Senior Fellow; Former Director, Kennan Institute
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Robert Daly

Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
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Sarah B. Barnes

Director, Maternal Health Initiative
Benjamin Gedan

Benjamin N. Gedan, PhD

Director, Latin America Program, Wilson Center
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Andrew I. Rudman

Public Policy Fellow, Former Director, Mexico Institute
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Rebecca Pincus

Director, Polar Institute
Merissa Khurma

Merissa Khurma

Director, Middle East Program
John Thon Majok

John Thon Majok

Director of Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI); Deputy Director of Development
Michael Kugelman

Michael Kugelman

Director, South Asia Institute
Kellee Wicker

Kellee Wicker

Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program
James F. Jeffrey

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
Michael Sfraga

Dr. Michael Sfraga

Former Chair & Distinguished Fellow, Polar Institute;
Former Chair, US Arctic Research Commission 
The Right Honourable Catherine Ashton, Baroness of Upholland

Baroness Catherine Ashton

Distinguished Fellow;
Former Vice President of the European Commission and former High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy