Board of Directors

Key officers

*The Honorable Deborah K. Jones, Chair
Former U.S. Ambassador; Chair, Hollings Center for International Dialogue
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
Dean, Georgetown University-Qatar, Distinguished Professor of Practice, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown 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 of Global Engagement, University of Houston; former U.S. Ambassador 
United States

Mr. Hisham Fahmy
CEO, The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt), Inc.
United States

*Ms. Erica Pelletreau
Strategic Communications, Ford Foundation 
United States

The Honorable Gordon Gray
Kuwait Professor of Gulf & Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University; former U.S. Ambassador
United States

*The Honorable William A. Rugh
Former Amideast President and CEO; Former U.S. Ambassador
United States

*Dr. Mary Gray
Former Amideast Chair; Professor of Mathematics, American University
United States

*Dr. Hanine Salem
Managing Partner, Novus Consulting Group (NCG)
United States

*Dr. Paul Jabber
President, Globicom Inc.
United States

Dr. Mostafa Terrab
President and CEO, OCP Group
Morocco

 The Honorable Nicholas A. Veliotes
Former President, Association of American Publishers; former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State 
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

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
*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
Dean, Georgetown University-Qatar, Distinguished Professor of Practice, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown 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 of Global Engagement, University of Houston; former U.S. Ambassador 
United States

Mr. Hisham Fahmy
CEO, The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt), Inc.
United States

*Ms. Erica Pelletreau
Strategic Communications, Ford Foundation 
United States

The Honorable Gordon Gray
Kuwait Professor of Gulf & Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University; former U.S. Ambassador
United States

*The Honorable William A. Rugh
Former Amideast President and CEO; Former U.S. Ambassador
United States

*Dr. Mary Gray
Former Amideast Chair; Professor of Mathematics, American University
United States

*Dr. Hanine Salem
Managing Partner, Novus Consulting Group (NCG)
United States

*Dr. Paul Jabber
President, Globicom Inc.
United States

Dr. Mostafa Terrab
President and CEO, OCP Group
Morocco

 The Honorable Nicholas A. Veliotes
Former President, Association of American Publishers; former U.S. Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State 
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

H.E. Leila Abdul Hamid Sharaf 
Senator and former Minister
Jordan

Mr. Hasan M. Elkhatib 
President, Dena Corporation
United States