Board of Directors

Key officers

*The Honorable Deborah K. Jones, Chair
Former U.S. Ambassador; Chair, Hollings Center for International Dialogue
United States

The Honorable Theodore H. Kattouf, President and Chief Executive Officer
Former U.S. Ambassador
United States

*Mr. Antoine N. Frem, Vice Chair
Chairman, INDEVCO Management Resources, Inc., Lebanon, and Chairman, Interstate Resources, Inc., USA
Lebanon

*Dr. Odeh Aburdene, Treasurer
President, OAI Advisors
United States

*Ms. Dena H. Elkhatib
CEO, Shakli Corporation
United States

members

Mr. Hussam Abu Issa Vice Chairman and COO Salam International Investment Ltd. Qatar	Professor Safwan M. Masri Executive Vice President, Global Centers & Global Development, Columbia University United States
Mr. Amjad Ahmad Managing Partner, Precinct Partners; Director & Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council United States	Mr. Jonathan McKay Product Lead, Facebook; former U.S. Foreign Service Officer United States
Mr. Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim Chairman, Alghanim Industries www.kutaybaalghanim.com Kuwait	Ms. Mona Oswald United States
Dr. Mondher Ben Ayed President and CEO TMI Tunisia	The Honorable Michael Pelletier Founding Executive Director, Institute for Global Engagement, University of Houston
Ms. Katharine Cushing Managing Principal, 7Sisters LLC, Founder Newport Global Summit United States	*Ms. Erica Pelletreau Strategic Communications, Ford Foundation United States
Mr. Hisham Fahmy CEO, The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt), Inc. United States	*The Honorable William A. Rugh Former Amideast President and CEO; Former U.S. Ambassador United States
The Honorable Edward M. Gabriel President, The Gabriel Company; former U.S. Ambassador United States	Dr. Hanine Salem Managing Partner, Novus Consulting Group (NCG) United States
The Honorable Gordon Gray Professor of Practice, Penn State School of International Affairs; former U.S. Ambassador United States	Dr. Mostafa Terrab President and CEO, Group OCP Morocco
*Dr. Mary Gray Former Amideast Chair; Professor of Mathematics, American University United States	The Honorable Nicholas A. Veliotes Former President, Association of American Publishers; former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State United States
*Dr. Paul Jabber President, Globicom Inc. United States	Dr. Hillary Wiesner Program Director, Transnational Movements and the Arab Region, Carnegie Corporation of New York United States
*Executive Committee Members

Emeriti Members

Mr. Richard Abdoo President, R.A. Abdoo & Co., LLC United States	Mr. D. Patrick Maley III Retired Petroleum Executive U.K.
The Honorable Robert S. Dillon Former Amideast President and CEO; former Deputy Commissioner General of UNRWA and U.S. Ambassador United States	The Honorable Robert H. Pelletreau Former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State United States
Mrs. Ghada Irani United States	H.E. Leila Abdul Hamid Sharaf Senator and former Minister Jordan
Mr. Hasan M. Elkhatib President, Dena Corporation United States

Key officers

*The Honorable Deborah K. Jones, Chair
Former U.S. Ambassador; Chair, Hollings Center for International Dialogue
United States

The Honorable Theodore H. Kattouf, President and Chief Executive Officer
Former U.S. Ambassador
United States

*Mr. Antoine N. Frem, Vice Chair
Chairman, INDEVCO Management Resources, Inc., Lebanon, and Chairman, Interstate Resources, Inc., USA
Lebanon

*Dr. Odeh Aburdene, Treasurer
President, OAI Advisors
United States

*Ms. Dena H. Elkhatib
CEO, Shakli Corporation
United States

members

Mr. Hussam Abu Issa Vice Chairman and COO Salam International Investment Ltd. Qatar	Professor Safwan M. Masri Executive Vice President, Global Centers & Global Development, Columbia University United States
Mr. Amjad Ahmad Managing Partner, Precinct Partners; Director & Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council United States	Mr. Jonathan McKay Product Lead, Facebook; former U.S. Foreign Service Officer United States
Mr. Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim Chairman, Alghanim Industries www.kutaybaalghanim.com Kuwait	Ms. Mona Oswald United States
Dr. Mondher Ben Ayed President and CEO TMI Tunisia	The Honorable Michael Pelletier Founding Executive Director, Institute for Global Engagement, University of Houston
Ms. Katharine Cushing Managing Principal, 7Sisters LLC, Founder Newport Global Summit United States	*Ms. Erica Pelletreau Strategic Communications, Ford Foundation United States
Mr. Hisham Fahmy CEO, The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt), Inc. United States	*The Honorable William A. Rugh Former Amideast President and CEO; Former U.S. Ambassador United States
The Honorable Edward M. Gabriel President, The Gabriel Company; former U.S. Ambassador United States	Dr. Hanine Salem Managing Partner, Novus Consulting Group (NCG) United States
The Honorable Gordon Gray Professor of Practice, Penn State School of International Affairs; former U.S. Ambassador United States	Dr. Mostafa Terrab President and CEO, Group OCP Morocco
*Dr. Mary Gray Former Amideast Chair; Professor of Mathematics, American University United States	The Honorable Nicholas A. Veliotes Former President, Association of American Publishers; former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State United States
*Dr. Paul Jabber President, Globicom Inc. United States	Dr. Hillary Wiesner Program Director, Transnational Movements and the Arab Region, Carnegie Corporation of New York United States
*Executive Committee Members

Emeriti Members

Mr. Richard Abdoo President, R.A. Abdoo & Co., LLC United States	Mr. D. Patrick Maley III Retired Petroleum Executive U.K.
The Honorable Robert S. Dillon Former Amideast President and CEO; former Deputy Commissioner General of UNRWA and U.S. Ambassador United States	The Honorable Robert H. Pelletreau Former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State United States
Mrs. Ghada Irani United States	H.E. Leila Abdul Hamid Sharaf Senator and former Minister Jordan
Mr. Hasan M. Elkhatib President, Dena Corporation United States

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