*Amb. (Ret.) Deborah Jones, Board Chair, U.S. Department of State, United States
*Amb. (Ret.) Gordon Gray, Board Vice Chair, Kuwait Professor of Gulf & Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University; United States
*Mr. Amjad Ahmad, Board Treasurer, Managing Partner and Emerging Market Advisor, 500 Global, United States
*Amb. (Ret.) Michael Pelletier, Board Secretary*, Executive Director, Aspire Initiative Endowed Institute for Global Engagement, University of Houston, United States __________________________________________________________________
Board Members:
Mr. Hussam Abu Issa, Vice Chairman and COO Salam International Investment Ltd., Qatar
Ms. Dana Al-Ajlani, Senior Director of Corporate Affairs, Eli Lilly, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ms. Dena Elkhatib, Executive Director, King Salman Park Foundation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Prof. F. Gregory Gause III, Professor Emeritus of International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, United States
Dr. Safwan M. Masri, Dean, Georgetown University in Qatar; Distinguished Professor of the Practice, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Qatar
Mr. Jonathan McKay, VP Product, Microsoft, United States
Ms. Erica Pelletreau, Founder and CEO, The Pelletreau Group, United States
*Amb. (Ret.) Michael Ratney, Former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies, United States
*Amb. (Ret.) Alina Romanowski, Former Ambassador to Iraq and Kuwait, United States
Dr. Hanine Salem, Chair, Managing Partner, Novus Consulting Group (NCG), United States
*Amb. (Ret.) Greta C. Holtz, President and CEO, ex-officio Board Member, United States
Board of Directors
FY 2026 Officers:
*Amb. (Ret.) Deborah Jones, Board Chair, U.S. Department of State, United States
*Amb. (Ret.) Gordon Gray, Board Vice Chair, Kuwait Professor of Gulf & Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University; United States
*Mr. Amjad Ahmad, Board Treasurer, Managing Partner and Emerging Market Advisor, 500 Global, United States
*Amb. (Ret.) Michael Pelletier, Board Secretary*, Executive Director, Aspire Initiative Endowed Institute for Global Engagement, University of Houston, United States __________________________________________________________________
Board Members:
Mr. Hussam Abu Issa, Vice Chairman and COO Salam International Investment Ltd., Qatar
Ms. Dana Al-Ajlani, Senior Director of Corporate Affairs, Eli Lilly, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ms. Dena Elkhatib, Executive Director, King Salman Park Foundation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Prof. F. Gregory Gause III, Professor Emeritus of International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, United States
Dr. Safwan M. Masri, Dean, Georgetown University in Qatar; Distinguished Professor of the Practice, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Qatar
Mr. Jonathan McKay, VP Product, Microsoft, United States
Ms. Erica Pelletreau, Founder and CEO, The Pelletreau Group, United States
*Amb. (Ret.) Michael Ratney, Former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies, United States
*Amb. (Ret.) Alina Romanowski, Former Ambassador to Iraq and Kuwait, United States
Dr. Hanine Salem, Chair, Managing Partner, Novus Consulting Group (NCG), United States
*Amb. (Ret.) Greta C. Holtz, President and CEO, ex-officio Board Member, United States
