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

Sally Amoruso

Chief Partner Officer, EAB, Washington, DC

Michael Balmuth*

Chairman of the Board and Senior Advisor, Ross Stores, Inc., Dublin, CA

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

Mehdi Heravi*

Former professor and author, Washington, DC

Michael W. Kempner*

Founder & CEO, MikeWorldWide, 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*

Chairman & 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

Korey Neal Sr.*

President, K. Neal Truck and Bus Center, Hyattsville, MD

Maria Otero

Former Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC

Matthew S. Pittinsky*

President, Parchment, Scottsdale, AZ

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 Trustees

Lilian Baeza-Mendoza^

Chair, Faculty Senate; Senior Professorial Lecturer, Department of World Languages and Cultures, College of Arts and Sciences, American University, Washington, DC

Garret Martin^

Past Chair, Faculty Senate; Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC

Student Trustee

Jehane Djedjro^*

Junior, School of International Service, American University

 

* Alumna/alumnus of American University
^ Non-voting trustee

Updated March 2023