Board of Trustees & Counselors

The Board of Trustees, chaired by Thomas J. Pritzker, is composed of highly distinguished and accomplished leaders who provide overall direction and leadership to CSIS.

Thomas J. Pritzker

Thomas J. Pritzker

Executive Chairman, The Pritzker Organization; and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, CSIS
John J. Hamre

John J. Hamre

CSIS President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership

Trustees

Leon Cooperman

Leon Cooperman

Founder, Omega Advisors, Inc.; and Chairman and CEO, Omega Family Office, Inc.
William Daley

William Daley

Former Chief of Staff, President Barack Obama, and Former Secretary of Commerce
Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio

Founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates
Linda W. Hart

Linda W. Hart

Vice Chairman, President, and CEO, Hart Group, Inc.
Mellody Hobson

Mellody Hobson

Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments; and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ariel Investment Trusts
Ray Hunt

Ray Hunt

Chairman Emeritus, Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
W. James McNerney Jr.

W. James McNerney Jr.

Senior Advisor, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC; and Former Chairman, The Boeing Company
Henry McVey

Henry McVey

Partner, Head of Global Macro and Asset Allocation, and CIO of KKR’s Balance Sheet, KKR
Thomas Nides

Thomas Nides

Vice Chairman, Strategy and Client Relations, Blackstone
Sam Nunn

Sam Nunn

Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and Chairman Emeritus of the Board, CSIS
Leon Panetta

Leon Panetta

Chairman, The Panetta Institute for Public Policy
Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Frances F. Townsend

Frances F. Townsend

Former Assistant to the U.S. President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
James Winnefeld Jr.

James Winnefeld Jr.

Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense

Honorary Trustees

Trustees Emeriti

Sue M. Cobb

Sue M. Cobb

Principal, Cobb Partners, LLC and former U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica
Maurice R. Greenberg

Maurice R. Greenberg

Chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr & Co. Inc., Starr Insurance and The Starr Foundation
Carla A.Hills

Carla A. Hills

Chair and CEO, Hills & Company International Consultants, and Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge Group
Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer

Former Moderator, Face the Nation, CBS; and Former CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent

Counselors

Carla A.Hills

Carla A. Hills

Chair and CEO, Hills & Company International Consultants, and Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge Group
Sam Nunn

Sam Nunn

Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and Chairman Emeritus of the Board, CSIS