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4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
United States
Current Trustees
- Marc N. Duber*
- Chair of the Board; Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, The Bernstein Companies, Washington, DC
- Gina F. Adams*
- Vice Chair of the Board; Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, FedEx Corporation, Washington, DC
- Janice Menke Abraham*
- President & CEO, United Educators, Bethesda, MD
- Gary M. Abramson*
- Partner, The Tower Companies, North Bethesda, MD
- Gaurdie Banister Jr.
- President and CEO (retired), Aera Energy LLC, Houston, TX
- Stephanie M. Bennett-Smith
- President Emerita, Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ
- Wesley G. Bush
- Former Chairman and CEO, Northrop Grumman Corporation, McLean, VA
- Jack C. Cassell*
- President, Cassell Global Investments, Jupiter, FL
- Pamela M. Deese*
- Partner, Arent Fox PLLC, Washington, DC
- Hani M.S. Farsi*
- CEO, Corniche Group, Ltd., London, England
- Thomas A. Gottschalk
- Of Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Washington, DC
- Mehdi Heravi*
- Former professor and author, Washington, DC
- Michael W. Kempner*
- Founder & CEO, MWWPR, New York, NY
- Margery Kraus*
- Founder & Executive Chairman, APCO Worldwide, Washington, DC
- Gerald Bruce Lee*
- Judge (retired), United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, VA
- Fernando Lewis Navarro*
- Executive President, Grupo Mundial, Panama City, Panama
- Charles H. Lydecker*
- CEO, Foundation Risk Partners, Daytona Beach, FL
- Maril Gagen MacDonald
- CEO/Founder, Gagen MacDonald, Chicago, IL
- Betsy A. Mangone*
- Vice President (retired), The Denver Foundation, Denver, CO
- Alan L. Meltzer*
- CEO & Founder, NFP | The Meltzer Group, Bethesda, MD
- Maria Otero
- Former Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
- Arthur J. Rothkopf
- President Emeritus, Lafayette College
- Peter L. Scher*
- Chairman, Washington, D.C., region and Head of Corporate Responsibility, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Washington, DC
- Jeffrey A. Sine*
- Partner, The Raine Group LLC, New York, NY
- The Honorable David Trone
- US Representative, Maryland (6th District); Co-Owner, Total Wine & More, Bethesda, MD
Ex-officio Trustees
- Reverend Greg Bergquist
- General Secretary, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, United Methodist Church, Nashville, TN
- Reverend LaTrelle Easterling
- Bishop, Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church, Washington, DC
- Sylvia M. Burwell^
- President, American University, Washington, DC
Faculty Trustee
- John Heywood^*
- Chair, Faculty Senate; Associate Professor and Law Librarian, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, DC
- Elizabeth A. Worden^
- Past Chair, Faculty Senate; Associate Professor, School of Education, American University, Washington, DC
Student Trustee
- Benjamin Holtzman^*
- BA in International Studies (expected May 2022), American University
Student Trustee-Elect
- Anusha S. Mannam^*
- JD (expected May 2022), Washington College of Law, American University
* Alumna/alumnus of American University
^ Non-voting trustee
Updated January 2021