Atlantic Council

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:

Lt Gen Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.), Chairman National Security Advisor to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush President and Founder of the Scowcroft Group

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

Members:

Dr. Josef Ackermann, Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank AG

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, President and Chief Executive Officer, Airbus S.A.S.

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

Dr. Ashraf Ghani, Former Finance Minister of Afghanistan; Chairman, The Institute for State Effectiveness

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

President Aleksander Kwasniewski, Former President of Poland

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

Mr. Alexei A. Mordashov, General Director, Severstal

Mr. Richard L. Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems

Mr. Dinu Patriciu, Chairman and CEO, The Rompetrol Group NV

The Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, Former Secretary General of NATO; Deputy Chairman, TNK-BP; Chairman, Cable & Wireless International

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

Ms. Marjorie Scardino, Chief Executive, Pearson PLC

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