Global Advisory Council
Co-Chaired by General David Petraeus and Sir John Scarlett, the Global Advisory Council is designated for individuals, corporations, and foundations who provide significant annual support to the Wilson Center. Members of the Advisory Council enhance the Center’s conversations through individual participation. Members play a key part in the Wilson Center’s global network, which is comprised of industry and thought leaders representing all areas of the world. Members receive an opportunity to be up close with Wilson Center experts and participate in the exchange of ideas.
Gen. (ret) David Petraeus
Co-Chair, Global Advisory Council
Chairman, KKR Global Institute
Sir John McLeod Scarlett
Co-Chair, Global Advisory Council
Chairman, SC Strategy Limited
Mohammed Alardhi
Executive Chairman, Investcorp
Mohamed Amersi
Chairman, The Amersi Foundation
Dr. Majed Al-Ansari
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
H.E. Dr. Ahmad Al-Sayed
Minister of State and Chairman, Free Zones Authority, Qatar
Chairman and Managing Director, Doha Venture Capital Fund (DVC)
Benjamin Black
Managing Partner, Fortinbras Enterprises
Fernando Calvillo
President and CEO, Fermaca
Riccardo Casale
Leonardo US
Hon. Charles “Chuck” Cobb
CEO, Cobb Investments
Former US Ambassador to Iceland
Former Trustee, Wilson Center
Ian M. Davis
VP for Government Relations, Occidental Petroleum
Adam Falkoff
Microsoft
Ned Finkle
Vice President of External Affairs, NVIDIA
Mark Fuchs
Member, Kissinger Institute Advisory Board
Chief Executive Officer & CIO, Fuchs Capital Partners
Hon. Bill Haslam
Former Governor of Tennessee
Trustee, Wilson Center
Wayne Hennessy-Barrett
Founder and CEO, 4G Capital
Tale Heydarov
Chairman of the Board, Gilan Holding
Asad Hussaini
Peninsula Real Estate
Vishal Kapoor
Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer, Chia Network, Inc.
Suhail Khan
Director of External Affairs, Microsoft Corporation
Il-bum Kim
Executive Vice President, Hyundai Motor Group
Thomas Kim
Founder, Thomas Capital Partners
Tami Longaberger
Chair of the Board, The Longaberger Family Foundation
Marlene Malek
Vice-Chairman, Friends of Cancer Research
Hon. Drew Maloney
Chief Executive Officer, American Investment Council
Board of Trustees, Wilson Center
H.E. John Manley
Former President and CEO, Business Council of Canada
Solita Marcelli
Chief Investment Officer, UBS Americas
Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty III
Chairman and Co-Founder, McLarty Associates
Donald F. McLellan
International Co-Chair, Wilson National Cabinet
Partner, BDT & MSD
Greer Meisels
Director, External Affairs, Intel Corporation
Sebastian Mejia
Co-Founder and President, Rappi
Hon. John D. Negroponte
First Director of National Intelligence
Former US Ambassador to Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines, the United Nations, and Iraq
Ronald W. Pickett
Chairman & CEO, KiNRG
Tim Reynolds
Founder, The Reynolds Foundation
Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Former United States Representative; former Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee; Akin Gump
Neil Russell
Chief Administrative Officer, Sysco
Gustav Saastad
Head of Global Public Affairs, Norsk Hydro
Dr. Álvaro Salas-Castro
President and CEO, The Reynolds Foundation
Nancy Ziuzin Schlegel
Vice President, International Government Affairs, Lockheed Martin International
Kenneth Z. Slater
Principal, Tremont Partners LLC
Co-Chair, Wilson National Cabinet
Saema Somalya
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, Remitly
Nathaniel Teti
Vice President, Political Affairs, Equinor
Ernie Thrasher
Founder & CEO, Xcoal Energy and Resources
Jamie Toogood
Founder, President & CEO, Joint Strategic Technologies (JST)
Nathaniel Tibbits
Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Qualcomm
Michael Teague
Vice President of Government Relations, ONEOK
Emilia Valbum
Head of Commercial Diplomacy and Trade, Government Affairs, 3M
Omar Vargas
VP & Head of Global Public Policy, General Motors
Sadek Wahba
Chairman & Managing Partner, I Squared Capital
Jeff Wilson
Vice President, Public & Government Affairs, Devon Energy
Jorge Woldenberg
Chairman and CEO, Corpac Group
