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<p><strong><a href="https://www.cfr.org/bios/david-m-rubenstein">David M. Rubenstein</a></strong><br />
Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations</p>
David M. Rubenstein Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations
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<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/sylvia-mathews-burwell" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/experts/sylvia-mathews-burwell"><strong>Sylvia Mathews Burwell</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Vice Chairman; Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of Public Affairs, American University</div>
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Sylvia Mathews Burwell Vice Chairman; Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of Public Affairs, American University
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<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/blair-w-effron" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/blair-w-effron"><strong>Blair W. Effron</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-role">Vice Chairman;</div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Cofounder, Centerview Partners</div>
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Blair W. Effron Vice Chairman; Cofounder, Centerview Partners
<p><strong><a href="/expert/michael-froman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Froman</a></strong></p>
<p>President, Council on Foreign Relations</p>
Michael Froman President, Council on Foreign Relations
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<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/nicholas-f-beim" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/nicholas-f-beim"><strong>Nicolas F. Beim</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Partner, Venrock</div>
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Nicolas F. Beim Partner, Venrock
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/afsaneh-mashayekhi-beschloss" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/afsaneh-mashayekhi-beschloss"><strong>Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Founder and CEO, RockCreek</div>
Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss Founder and CEO, RockCreek
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/margaret-brennan" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/margaret-brennan"><strong>Margaret Brennan</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Moderator, Face the Nation; Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CBS News</div>
Margaret Brennan Moderator, Face the Nation; Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CBS News
<p><strong><a href="https://www.cfr.org/bios/charles-q-brown-jr">Charles Q. Brown Jr.</a><br />
</strong>Retired 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Executive-in-Residence, Duke University<strong><br />
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Charles Q. Brown Jr. Retired 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Executive-in-Residence, Duke University
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/kenneth-i-chenault" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/kenneth-i-chenault"><strong>Kenneth I. Chenault</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst</div>
Kenneth I. Chenault Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/cesar-conde" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/cesar-conde"><strong>Cesar Conde</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Chairman, NBCUniversal News Group</div>
Cesar Conde Chairman, NBCUniversal News Group
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/thomas-donilon" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/thomas-donilon"><strong>Thomas Donilon</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Chairman of the BlackRock Investment Institute</div>
Thomas Donilon Chairman of the BlackRock Investment Institute
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/michele-flournoy" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/michele-flournoy"><strong>Michèle Flournoy</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Cofounder and Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors</div>
Michèle Flournoy Cofounder and Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/jane-fraser" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/jane-fraser"><strong>Jane Fraser</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">CEO, Citi</div>
Jane Fraser CEO, Citi
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<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/stephen-freidheim" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/stephen-freidheim"><strong>Stephen Freidheim</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Chief Investment Officer, Founder, Managing Partner, Cyrus Capital Partners L.P.</div>
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Stephen Freidheim Chief Investment Officer, Founder, Managing Partner, Cyrus Capital Partners L.P.
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/james-p-gorman" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/experts/james-p-gorman"><strong>James P. Gorman</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Executive Chairman, Morgan Stanley</div>
James P. Gorman Executive Chairman, Morgan Stanley
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/margaret-peggy-hamburg" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/margaret-peggy-hamburg"><strong>Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Former US FDA Commissioner; Former Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Medicine</div>
Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg Former US FDA Commissioner; Former Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Medicine
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="https://www.cfr.org/bio/william-hurd" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/william-hurd"><strong>William Hurd</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Chief Strategy Officer, CHAOS</div>
William Hurd Chief Strategy Officer, CHAOS
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/charles-r-kaye" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/charles-r-kaye"><strong>Charles R. Kaye</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Chairman, Warburg Pincus</div>
Charles R. Kaye Chairman, Warburg Pincus
<p><strong><a href="https://www.cfr.org/bios/marie-josee-kravis">Marie-Josée Kravis</a><br />
</strong>Chair, Museum of Modern Art<strong><br />
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Marie-Josée Kravis Chair, Museum of Modern Art
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/christopher-p-liddell-0" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/christopher-p-liddell-0"><strong>Christopher P. Liddell</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff</div>
Christopher P. Liddell Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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Justin G. Muzinich Chief Executive Officer, Muzinich & Co
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/meghan-l-osullivan" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/meghan-l-osullivan"><strong>Meghan L. O&#8217;Sullivan</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Director and Professor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School</div>
Meghan L. O’Sullivan Director and Professor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/deven-j-parekh" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/deven-j-parekh"><strong>Deven J. Parekh</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Managing Director, Insight Partners</div>
Deven J. Parekh Managing Director, Insight Partners
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/charles-phillips" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/charles-phillips"><strong>Charles Phillips</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Managing Partner and Cofounder, Recognize</div>
Charles Phillips Managing Partner and Cofounder, Recognize
Daniel B. Poneman
Daniel B. Poneman Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/ruth-porat" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/ruth-porat"><strong>Ruth Porat</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">President &amp; Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google</div>
Ruth Porat President & Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/laurene-powell-jobs" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/laurene-powell-jobs"><strong>Laurene Powell Jobs</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Founder and President, Emerson Collective</div>
Laurene Powell Jobs Founder and President, Emerson Collective
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/l-rafael-reif" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/l-rafael-reif"><strong>L. Rafael Reif</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">President Emeritus, Ray and Maria Stata Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology</div>
L. Rafael Reif President Emeritus, Ray and Maria Stata Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
<p><strong><a href="https://www.cfr.org/bios/david-e-sanger">David Sanger</a><br />
</strong>White House and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times<strong><br />
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David Sanger White House and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/mariko-silver" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/mariko-silver"><strong>Mariko Silver</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">President and Chief Executive Officer, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts</div>
Mariko Silver President and Chief Executive Officer, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/james-d-taiclet" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/james-d-taiclet"><strong>James D. Taiclet</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Chairman, President, and CEO, Lockheed Martin</div>
James D. Taiclet Chairman, President, and CEO, Lockheed Martin
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<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/linda-thomas-greenfield" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/linda-thomas-greenfield"><strong>Linda Thomas-Greenfield</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations</div>
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="https://www.cfr.org/bio/frances-fragos-townsend" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/frances-fragos-townsend"><strong>Frances Fragos Townsend</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Founder, FFT LLC</div>
Frances Fragos Townsend Founder, FFT LLC
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="https://www.cfr.org/bio/tracey-t-travis" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/tracey-t-travis"><strong>Tracey T. Travis</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Estée Lauder Companies</div>
Tracey T. Travis Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Estée Lauder Companies
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="https://www.cfr.org/bio/fareed-zakaria" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/fareed-zakaria"><strong>Fareed Zakaria</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN</div>
Fareed Zakaria Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/bios/amy-zegart" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/amy-zegart"><strong>Amy Zegart</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-job-title">Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution</div>
Amy Zegart Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution

Emeriti and Honorary

<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="https://www.cfr.org/expert/richard-haass" data-mrf-recirculation="CFR expert profile links" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/expert/richard-haass"><strong>Richard Haass</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-role">President Emeritus</div>
Richard Haass President Emeritus
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="https://www.cfr.org/bio/carla-hills" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/bio/carla-hills"><strong>Carla A. Hills</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-role">Chairman Emeritus</div>
Carla A. Hills Chairman Emeritus
<div class="board-of-directors__person-name"><a href="/expert/robert-e-rubin" data-mrf-recirculation="CFR expert profile links" data-mrf-link="https://www.cfr.org/expert/robert-e-rubin"><strong>Robert E. Rubin</strong></a></div>
<div class="board-of-directors__person-role">Chairman Emeritus</div>
Robert E. Rubin Chairman Emeritus
<p><a href="/bios/maurice-r-greenberg"><strong>Maurice R. Greenberg</strong></a></p>
<p>Honorary Vice Chairman</p>
Maurice R. Greenberg Honorary Vice Chairman

Current Officers

All Current Officers
  • David M. Rubenstein, Chairman
  • Blair W. Effron, Vice Chairman
  • Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Vice Chairman
  • Michael Froman, President
  • Steven Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
  • Shannon K. O’Neil, Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
  • Nancy D. Bodurtha, Senior Vice President, Meetings and Membership
  • Aimee Carter, Vice President, Corporate and CEO Programs
  • Ben Chang, Vice President, Global Communications
  • Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program and Outreach
  • Layla Naficy, Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Caroline Netchvolodoff, Vice President, Education
  • Jennifer Perez, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  • Matt Quam, Vice President and Chief Development Officer
  • Stephanie Solomon, Vice President; Chief Revenue Officer, Foreign Affairs
  • Millie Tran, Vice President and Chief Digital Content Officer

Committees of the Board

Executive Committee
  • David M. Rubenstein, Chair
  • Blair W. Effron, Vice Chair
  • Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Vice Chair
  • Stephen Freidheim
  • Meghan L. O’Sullivan
  • Tracey T. Travis
Audit Committee
  • Frances Fragos Townsend, Chair
  • Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss
  • Frank Brosens
  • Alexander M. Farman-Farmaian
  • Bart Friedman
  • Peter Gross
  • Edward S. Knight
  • Pamela S. Passman
  • Mary Schapiro
  • Amy Zegart
Compensation Committee
  • David M. Rubenstein, Chair
  • Sylvia Mathews Burwell
  • Blair W. Effron
  • Tracey T. Travis
Corporate Engagement Committee
  • Christopher P. Liddell, Chair
  • Jon Banner
  • Jeffrey M. Fine
  • Gary L. Ginsberg
  • James P. Gorman
  • Maurice R. Greenberg
  • Andrew Gundlach
  • Virginia A. Kamsky
  • Craig A. Kelly
  • Nader Mousavizadeh
  • Charles Phillips
  • Ruth Porat
  • Thakur Sharma
  • Fred Terrell
  • Graves Tompkins
  • Christopher H. Turner
  • Joseph B. Ucuzoglu
Institutional Advancement Committee
  • Blair W. Effron, Chair
  • Leslie E. Bains
  • Colleen Bradley Bell
  • Lucy Billingsley
  • Mary McInnis Boies
  • Joel S. Ehrenkranz
  • Alexander M. Farman-Farmaian
  • Jeffrey M. Fine
  • Bart Friedman
  • Mimi Haas
  • Rita E. Hauser
  • Marlene Hess
  • Beth Jacobs
  • Nancy A. Jarvis
  • Robert J. Katz
  • Kristen Edgreen Kaufman
  • Timothy M. Kingston
  • Barry Lafer
  • David Rockefeller
  • Richard E. Salomon
  • Anita Volz Wien
Finance and budget Committee
  • Tracey T. Travis, Chair
  • Kelly Coffey
  • Stephen Freidheim
  • Martina Hund-Mejean
  • Charles R. Kaye
  • Marc Lasry
  • Robert Millard
  • Justin G. Muzinich
  • Scott A. Nathan
  • Nathan Sheets
  • Scott L. Swid
  • James D. Taiclet
  • Edgar Wachenheim III
Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Thomas Donilon, Chair
  • Jesse H. Ausubel
  • Peter E. Bass
  • John B. Bellinger III
  • Kenneth I. Chenault
  • Cesar Conde
  • Michèle Flournoy
  • Francis Fukuyama
  • Thomas H. Glocer
  • Adi Ignatius
  • William H. McRaven
  • Michael J. Col. Meese
  • Justin G. Muzinich
  • Neal S. Wolin
  • Daniel H. Yergin
Investment Committee
  • Stephen Freidheim, Chair
  • Peter H. Ammon
  • Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss
  • James P. Gorman
  • Jason Klein
  • Deven J. Parekh
  • Richard E. Salomon
  • Robert F. Wallace, Observer
Meetings Committee
  • Charles R. Kaye,  Chair
  • Jason Bordoff
  • Meena Bose
  • Margaret Brennan
  • Alfred Bridi
  • Kenneth I. Chenault
  • Tony Coles
  • Martial Combari
  • Thomas E. Donilon
  • Sheri L. Fink
  • Arlene Getz
  • Margaret C. Hoover
  • Naureen N. Kabir
  • Carolyn Kissane
  • Margaret Katri Lewis
  • Syra Madad
  • Mora L. McLean
  • Mustafa S. Riffat
  • Mariko Silver
  • Sylvana Q. Sinha
  • Amy Davidson Sorkin
  • Adam Wolfensohn
  • Brett I.W. Zbar
Membership Committee
  • Nicholas F. Beim, Chair
  • Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan
  • Mark A. Angelson
  • Nicholas F. Beim
  • Michelle Caruso-Cabrera
  • Heidi E. Crebo-Rediker
  • Thomas J. Culora
  • Bart Friedman
  • Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg
  • Joseph K. Hurd III
  • William Hurd
  • Robert W. Jordan
  • Christopher P. Liddell
  • Tracy B. McKibben
  • Deven J. Parekh
  • Luis J. Perez
  • Jeffrey A. Rosen
  • Raj Shah
  • Mariko Silver
  • Frances Fragos Townsend
  • Vin Weber
  • Antonio F. Weiss
Term Membership Subcommittee
  • Saj Cherian, Chair
  • Elisa Basnight
  • Mark Blumling
  • Michael R. Fenzel
  • Michèle Flournoy
  • Jorge H. Kamine
  • Therese Lee
  • Jay Lemery
  • Marcel Lettre
  • René Lumley-Hall
  • Morgan H. McKenney
  • Sanjay Parekh
  • Jay M. Parker
  • Leah Pisar
  • Salil Pitroda
  • Celina Realuyo
  • Lincoln C. Singleton
  • Angela Sun
  • Cindy Tindell
  • Amina Tirana
  • David V. Trulio
National Program Committee
  • Janet Napolitano, Chair
  • Hussein Al Baya  
  • Barbara R. Barreno-Paschall  
  • Ekpedeme “Pamay” M. Bassey  
  • Sumner Billingsley  
  • Oni K. Blair  
  • Kevin M. Brown  
  • Carmen Chang  
  • Lisa Ferrell  
  • James Filippatos  
  • Mimi L. Haas  
  • Scott Holcomb  
  • Chris Howard  
  • Tim Hsia  
  • Will Hurd
  • Nancy A. Jarvis  
  • Suzanne F. Johnson  
  • Michael E. Kavoukjian  
  • Dalia Dassa Kaye  
  • Kathryn C. Lavelle  
  • Susan R. McCaw  
  • William H. McRaven
  • Meghan L. O’Sullivan
  • Thompson Paine  
  • Ruth Porat
  • Laurene Powell Jobs
  • L. Rafael Reif
  • Ana Salas Siegel  
  • Farah Stockman  
  • James S. Taylor  
  • Leslie Vinjamuri  
  • Daniel Weiss 
Nominating and Governance Committee
  • Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Chair
  • Tony Coles
  • Cesar Conde
  • Helima Croft
  • Kim Gordon Davis
  • Marlene Hess
  • Juliette Kayyem
  • Jon Liebman
  • Joel Motley
  • Kimberly Querrey
  • Emily Rafferty
  • Stanley S. Shuman
  • Tracey T. Travis
Studies Committee
  • Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Chair
  • Lisa Anderson
  • Nicholas F. Beim
  • Charles Boustany Jr.
  • Kevin J. Delaney
  • Jane Fraser
  • Stephen J. Hadley
  • Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg
  • Charles F. Kalmbach
  • Robert Katz
  • Michael Levi
  • Charles Phillips
  • David Shambaugh
  • David Shuman
  • Fareed Zakaria
  • Amy Zegart
Washington Program Committee
  • Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Chair
  • Peter I. Belk
  • Nicole M. Bibbins Sedaca
  • Ché Bolden
  • Margaret Brennan
  • Sylvia Mathews Burwell
  • Guillermo S. Christensen
  • Kimberly Dozier
  • Jen Easterly
  • David B. Ensor
  • Tami Hultman
  • Will Hurd
  • Tod Lindberg
  • Mary Beth Long
  • Kezia McKeague
  • Matthew Merighi
  • Douglas A. Ollivant
  • Linda Robinson
  • Stephen Paul Rodriguez
  • Xanthe Scharff
  • Tony Scott
  • Kristen Silverberg
  • Liz Wangu
  • Vin Weber
  • Mona Yacoubian
  • Juan C. Zarate

Historical Roster of Directors and Officers

Members of the Board
  • Isaiah Bowman 1921–50
  • Archibald Cary Coolidge 1921–28
  • Paul D. Cravath 1921–40
  • John W. Davis 1921–55
  • Norman H. Davis 1921–44
  • Stephen P. Duggan 1921–50
  • John H. Finley 1921–29
  • Edwin F. Gay 1921–45
  • David F. Houston 1921–27
  • Otto H. Kahn 1921–34
  • Frank L. Polk 1921–43
  • Whitney H. Shepardson 1921–66
  • William R. Shepherd 1921–27
  • Paul M. Warburg 1921–32
  • George W. Wickersham 1921–36
  • Allen W. Dulles 1927–69
  • Russell C. Leffingwell 1927–60
  • George O. May 1927–53
  • Wesley C. Mitchell 1927–34
  • Owen D. Young 1927–40
  • Hamilton Fish Armstrong 1928–72
  • Charles P. Howland 1929–31
  • Walter Lippmann 1932–37
  • Clarence M. Woolley 1932–35
  • Frank Altschul 1934–72
  • Philip C. Jessup 1934–42
  • Harold W. Dodds 1935–43
  • Leon Fraser 1936–45
  • John H. Williams 1937–64
  • Lewis W. Douglas 1940–64
  • Edward Warner 1940–49
  • Clarence E. Hunter 1942–53
  • Myron C. Taylor 1943–59
  • Henry M. Wriston 1943–67
  • Thomas K. Finletter 1944–67
  • William A.M. Burden 1945–74
  • Walter H. Mallory 1945–68
  • Philip D. Reed 1945–69
  • Winfield W. Riefler 1945–50
  • David Rockefeller 1949–85
  • W. Averell Harriman 1950–55
  • Joseph E. Johnson 1950–74
  • Grayson Kirk 1950–73
  • Devereux C. Josephs 1951–58
  • Elliott V. Bell 1953–66
  • John J. McCloy 1953–72
  • Arthur H. Dean 1955–72
  • Charles M. Spofford 1955–72
  • Adlai E. Stevenson 1958–62
  • William C. Foster 1959–72
  • Caryl P. Haskins 1961–75
  • James A. Perkins 1963–79
  • William P. Bundy 1964–74
  • Gabriel Hauge 1964–81
  • Carroll L. Wilson 1964–79
  • Douglas Dillon 1965–78
  • Henry R. Labouisse 1965–74
  • Lucian W. Pye 1966–82
  • Robert V. Roosa 1966–81
  • Bill Moyers 1967–74
  • Alfred C. Neal 1967–76
  • Cyrus R. Vance 1968–76, 1981–87
  • Hedley Donovan 1969–79
  • Najeeb E. Halaby 1970–72
  • Bayless Manning 1971–77
  • W. Michael Blumenthal 1972–77, 1979–84
  • Zbigniew Brzezinski 1972–77
  • Elizabeth Drew 1972–77
  • George S. Franklin 1972–83
  • Marshall D. Shulman 1972–77
  • Martha Redfield Wallace 1972–82
  • Paul C. Warnke 1972–77
  • Peter G. Peterson 1973–83, 1984–2007
  • Robert O. Anderson 1974–80
  • Edward K. Hamilton 1974–83
  • Harry C. McPherson Jr. 1974–77
  • Elliot L. Richardson 1974–75
  • Nicholas deB. Katzenbach 1975–86
  • Paul A. Volcker 1975–79, 1988–99
  • Franklin Hall Williams 1975–83
  • Theodore M. Hesburgh 1976–85
  • Lane Kirkland 1976–86
  • George H.W. Bush 1977–79
  • Lloyd N. Cutler 1977–79
  • Philip L. Geyelin 1977–87
  • Henry A. Kissinger 1977–81
  • Winston Lord 1977–85
  • Stephen Stamas 1977–89
  • Marina v.N. Whitman 1977–87
  • C. Peter McColough 1978–87
  • Graham T. Allison Jr. 1979–88
  • Richard L. Gelb 1979–88
  • William D. Ruckelshaus 1979–83
  • James F. Hoge Jr. 1980–84
  • William D. Rogers 1980–90
  • George P. Shultz 1980–82
  • Lewis T. Preston 1981–88
  • Walter B. Wriston 1981–87
  • Warren Christopher 1982–91
  • Alan Greenspan 1982–88
  • Robert A. Scalapino 1982–89
  • Harold Brown 1983–92
  • Stanley Hoffmann 1983–92
  • Juanita M. Kreps 1983–89
  • Brent Scowcroft 1983–89
  • Clifton R. Wharton Jr. 1983–92
  • Donald F. McHenry 1984–93
  • B. R. Inman 1985–93
  • Jeane J. Kirkpatrick 1985–94
  • Charles McC. Mathias Jr. 1986–92
  • Ruben F. Mettler 1986–92
  • Peter Tarnoff 1986–93
  • James E. Burke 1987–95
  • Richard B. Cheney 1987–89, 1993–95
  • Robert F. Erburu 1987–98
  • Karen Elliott House 1987–98, 2003–2008
  • Glenn E. Watts 1987–90
  • Thomas S. Foley 1988–94
  • James D. Robinson III 1988–91
  • Strobe Talbott 1988–93
  • John L. Clendenin 1989–94
  • William S. Cohen 1989–97
  • Joshua Lederberg 1989–98
  • John S. Reed 1989–92
  • Alice M. Rivlin 1989–92
  • William J. Crowe Jr. 1990–93
  • Thomas R. Donahue 1990–2001
  • Richard C. Holbrooke 1991–93, 1996–99, 2001–2009
  • Robert D. Hormats 1991–2004
  • John E. Bryson 1992–2002
  • Kenneth W. Dam 1992–2001
  • Maurice R. Greenberg 1992–2002, 2004–2009
  • Karen N. Horn 1992–95
  • James R. Houghton 1992–96
  • Charlayne Hunter-Gault 1992–98
  • Donna E. Shalala 1992–93
  • Paul A. Allaire 1993–2002
  • Robert E. Allen 1993–96
  • Richard N. Cooper 1993–94
  • E. Gerald Corrigan 1993–95
  • Alton Frye 1993
  • Leslie H. Gelb 1993–2001, 2002–2003
  • Rita E. Hauser 1993–97
  • Theodore C. Sorensen 1993–2004
  • Garrick Utley 1993–2003
  • Carla A. Hills 1994–2017
  • Helene L. Kaplan 1994–96
  • Frank G. Zarb 1994–96
  • Robert B. Zoellick 1994–2001
  • Les Aspin 1995
  • Mario L. Baeza 1995–2001
  • Peggy Dulany 1995–2003
  • Jessica P. Einhorn 1995–2005
  • Louis V. Gerstner Jr. 1995–2005
  • Hannah Holborn Gray 1995–98
  • William J. McDonough 1995–2004
  • George J. Mitchell 1995–2005
  • Frank Savage 1995–2002
  • George Soros 1995–2004
  • Lee Cullum 1996–2006
  • Vincent A. Mai 1997–2003
  • Warren B. Rudman 1997–2005
  • Laura D’Andrea Tyson 1997–2007
  • Roone Arledge 1998–2002
  • Martin S. Feldstein 1998–2008, 2009–2015
  • Bette Bao Lord 1998–2003
  • Michael H. Moskow 1998–2008
  • Diane Sawyer 1998–99
  • John Deutch 1999–2004
  • Robert E. Rubin 2000–2017
  • Andrew Young 2000–2005
  • Henry S. Bienen 2001–2011
  • Kenneth M. Duberstein 2001–2012
  • Joan E. Spero 2001–2011
  • Vin Weber 2001–2011, 2012–2019
  • Fouad Ajami 2002–2012
  • Jeffrey L. Bewkes 2002–2006
  • Ronald L. Olson 2002–2010
  • Thomas R. Pickering 2002–2007
  • Helene D. Gayle 2003–2008
  • Richard N. Haass 2003–2023
  • Richard E. Salomon 2003–2013, 2014–2017
  • Anne-Marie Slaughter 2003–2009
  • Madeleine K. Albright 2004–2014
  • Richard N. Foster 2004–2009
  • Joseph S. Nye Jr. 2004–2013
  • Fareed Zakaria 2004–2014, 2017–
  • Peter Ackerman 2005–2015
  • Charlene Barshefsky 2005–2010
  • Stephen W. Bosworth 2005–2009
  • Tom Brokaw 2005–2015
  • David M. Rubenstein 2005–
  • Frank J. Caufield 2006–2010
  • Ann M. Fudge 2006–2016
  • Alberto Ibargüen 2006–2013
  • Henry R. Kravis 2006–2012
  • James W. Owens 2006–2014
  • Colin M. Powell 2006–2016
  • Christine Todd Whitman 2006–2016
  • Sylvia Mathews Burwell 2007–2013, 2017–
  • Stephen Friedman 2007–2017
  • Jami Miscik 2007–2026
  • Alan S. Blinder 2008–2018
  • J. Tomilson Hill 2008–2018
  • Shirley Ann Jackson 2008–2018
  • George Rupp 2008–2013
  • David G. Bradley 2009–2019
  • Donna J. Hrinak 2009–2019
  • Penny S. Pritzker 2009–2013
  • Frederick W. Smith 2009–2014
  • John P. Abizaid 2010–2019
  • Mary McInnis Boies 2010–2020
  • Pamela Brooks Gann 2010–2015
  • Thomas H. Glocer 2011–2016
  • Eduardo J. Padrón 2011–2021
  • Peter B. Henry 2012–2017
  • Muhtar Kent 2012–2014
  • Margaret G. Warner 2012–2022
  • Zoë Baird 2013–2018
  • Nicholas Burns 2013–2018
  • Steven A. Denning 2013–2021
  • Laurence D. Fink 2013–2023
  • Ruth Porat 2013–2018; 2020–
  • Blair Effron 2014–
  • Susan Hockfield 2014–2019
  • John Paulson 2014–2021
  • James G. Stavridis 2014–2019
  • Daniel H. Yergin 2014–2024
  • Timothy F. Geithner 2015–2023
  • Stephen J. Hadley 2015–2025
  • James Manyika 2015–2025
  • Richard L. Plepler 2015–2025
  • Tony Coles 2016–2026
  • David M. Cote 2016–2021
  • William H. McRaven 2016–2026
  • Janet A. Napolitano 2016–2026
  • Ash Carter 2017–2022
  • James P. Gorman 2017–
  • Laurene Powell Jobs 2017–
  • Kenneth I. Chenault 2018–
  • Stephen C. Freidheim 2018–
  • Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg 2018–
  • Charles Phillips 2018–
  • Cecilia Elena Rouse 2018–2021
  • Frances Fragos Townsend 2018–
  • Thad W. Allen 2019–2024
  • Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss 2019–
  • Jeh Charles Johnson 2019–2024
  • Meghan L. O’Sullivan 2019–
  • L. Rafael Reif 2019–
  • Nicholas F. Beim 2020–
  • Cesar Conde 2021–
  • Nathaniel Fick 2021–2022
  • Deven J. Parekh 2021–
  • Tracey T. Travis 2021–
  • Margaret Brennan 2022–
  • Jane Fraser 2022–
  • Justin G. Muzinich 2023–
  • Mariko Silver 2023–
  • James D. Taiclet 2023–
  • Amy Zegart 2023–
  • Michèle Flournoy 2024–
  • William Hurd 2024–
  • Charles R. Kaye 2024–
  • Thomas Donilon 2025–
  • Christopher Liddell 2025–
  • Linda Thomas-Greenfield 2025–
  • C.Q. Brown Jr., 2026–
  • Marie-Josée Kravis, 2026–
  • Daniel B. Poneman, 2026–
  • David Sanger, 2026–
Chairmen of the Board
  • Russell C. Leffingwell 1946–53
  • John J. McCloy 1953–70
  • David Rockefeller 1970–85
  • Peter G. Peterson 1985–2007
  • Carla A. Hills (Co-Chairman)  2007–2017
  • Robert E. Rubin (Co-Chairman)  2007–2017
  • David M. Rubenstein 2017–
Chairmen Emeriti
  • Peter G. Peterson 2007–2018
  • Carla A. Hills 2017–
  • Robert E. Rubin 2017–
Honorary Chairmen
  • John J. McCloy 1970–1989
  • David Rockefeller 1985–2017
Vice Chairmen of the Board
  • Grayson Kirk 1971–73
  • Cyrus R. Vance 1973–76, 1985–87
  • Douglas Dillon 1976–78
  • Carroll L. Wilson 1978–79
  • Warren Christopher 1987–91
  • Harold Brown 1991–92
  • B. R. Inman 1992–93
  • Jeane J. Kirkpatrick 1993–94
  • Maurice R. Greenberg 1994–2002
  • Carla A. Hills 2001–2007
  • William J. McDonough 2002–2003
  • Robert E. Rubin 2003–2007
  • Richard E. Salomon 2007–2013
  • David M. Rubenstein 2012–2017
  • Blair Effron 2017–
  • Jami Miscik 2017–2026
  • Sylvia Mathews Burwell 2026–
Honorary Vice Chairmen
  • Maurice R. Greenberg 2002–
Presidents
  • John W. Davis 1921–33
  • George W. Wickersham 1933–36
  • Norman H. Davis 1936–44
  • Russell C. Leffingwell 1944–46
  • Allen W. Dulles 1946–50
  • Henry M. Wriston 1951–64
  • Grayson Kirk 1964–71
  • Bayless Manning 1971–77
  • Winston Lord 1977–85
  • John Temple Swing (pro-tempore) 1985–86
  • Peter Tarnoff 1986–93
  • Alton Frye 1993
  • Leslie H. Gelb 1993–2003
  • Richard N. Haass 2003–2023
  • Michael B.G. Froman 2023–
President Emeriti
  • Leslie H. Gelb 2003–2019
  • Richard N. Haass 2023–
Honorary Presidents
  • Elihu Root 1921–37
  • Henry M. Wriston 1964–78
Executive Vice Presidents
  • John Temple Swing 1986–93
  • Michael P. Peters 2002–2005
  • Keith Olson 2012–2024
  • Steven Bennett 2024-
Senior Vice Presidents
  • Alton Frye 1993–98
  • Kenneth H. Keller 1993–95
  • Larry L. Fabian 1994–95
  • Michael P. Peters 1995–2002
  • Paula J. Dobriansky 2001
  • Charles G. Boyd 2001–2002
  • David Kellogg 2002–2010
  • Janice L. Murray 2002–2009
  • James M. Lindsay 2009–2024
  • Shannon K. O’Neil 2024–
  • Nancy D. Bodurtha 2006–
Vice Presidents
  • Paul D. Cravath 1921–33
  • Norman H. Davis 1933–36
  • Edwin F. Gay 1933–40
  • Frank L. Polk 1940–43
  • Russell C. Leffingwell 1943–44
  • Allen W. Dulles 1944–46
  • Isaiah Bowman 1945–49
  • David Rockefeller 1950–70
  • Henry M. Wriston 1950–51
  • Frank Altschul 1951–71
  • Devereux C. Josephs 1951–52
  • David W. MacEachron 1972–74
  • John Temple Swing 1972–86
  • Alton Frye 1987–93
  • William H. Gleysteen Jr. 1987–89
  • John A. Millington 1987–96
  • Margaret Osmer-McQuade 1987–93
  • Nicholas X. Rizopoulos 1989–94
  • Karen M. Sughrue 1993–98
  • Ethan B. Kapstein 1995–96
  • Abraham F. Lowenthal 1995–2005
  • Janice L. Murray 1995–2002
  • David J. Vidal 1995–97
  • Frederick C. Broda 1996–97
  • Kenneth R. Maxwell 1996
  • Paula J. Dobriansky 1997–2001
  • Gary C. Hufbauer 1997–98
  • David Kellogg 1997–2002
  • Lawrence J. Korb 1998–2002
  • Anne R. Luzzatto 1998–2005
  • Elise Carlson Lewis 1999–2008
  • Irina A. Faskianos 2002–
  • Robert C. Orr 2002–2003
  • James M. Lindsay 2003–2006
  • Lisa Shields 2003–2022
  • Nancy E. Roman 2004–2007
  • Nancy D. Bodurtha 2005–2026
  • Suzanne E. Helm 2005–2024
  • Gary Samore 2006–2009
  • Kay King 2007–2011
  • L. Camille Massey 2008–2014
  • Jan Mowder Hughes 2010–2024
  • Caroline Netchvolodoff 2015–
  • Shannon K. O’Neil 2018–2024
  • Stephanie Solomon 2021–
  • Iva Zoric 2022–2024
  • Millie Tran 2024–
  • Benjamin Chang 2024–
  • Aimee Carter 2025–
  • Matt Quam 2025–
Executive Directors
  • Hamilton Fish Armstrong 1922–28
  • Malcolm W. Davis 1925–27
  • Walter H. Mallory 1927–59
  • George S. Franklin 1953–71
Secretaries
  • Edwin F. Gay 1921–33
  • Allen W. Dulles 1933–44
  • Frank Altschul 1944–72
  • John Temple Swing 1972–87
  • Judith Gustafson 1987–2000
  • Lilita V. Gusts 2000–2010
  • Jeffrey A. Reinke 2010–2024
  • Christopher M. Tuttle 2024–2025
  • Steven Bennett 2025–
Honorary Secretary
  • Frank Altschul 1972–81
Treasurers
  • Edwin F. Gay 1921–33
  • Whitney H. Shepardson 1933–42
  • Clarence E. Hunter 1942–51
  • Devereux C. Josephs 1951–52
  • Elliott V. Bell 1952–64
  • Gabriel Hauge 1964–81
  • Peter G. Peterson 1981–85
  • C. Peter McColough 1985–87
  • Lewis T. Preston 1987–88
  • James E. Burke 1988–89
  • David Woodbridge 1989–94
  • Janice L. Murray 1994–2009
  • Kenneth Castiglia 2010–2011
  • Keith Olson 2012–2024
  • Jennifer Perez 2024–
Editors of Foreign Affairs
  • Archibald Cary Coolidge 1922–28
  • Hamilton Fish Armstrong 1928–72
  • William P. Bundy 1972–84
  • William G. Hyland 1984–92
  • James F. Hoge Jr. 1992–2010
  • Gideon Rose 2010–2021
  • Daniel Kurtz-Phelan 2021–