Francis Finlay is currently a director of several international investment companies and a member of the investment committees of a number of major endowments.
R. William Ide III is a partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge representing management with special investigations, ethics, corporate governance, crisis management and strategic advice.
Board of Directors, Chair of the Executive Committee
Mark C. Maletz is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School. He is an internationally recognized thought leader in the areas of leadership development and organizational transformation.
Leo Schenker is Senior Advisor at Central-National Gottesman Inc., one of the largest privately owned worldwide sales organizations in the pulp and paper industry.
Martti Ahtisaari is the former President of Finland, an internationally recognized mediator and peacebuilder, and recipient of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize.
Jerald T. Baldridge is the founder and Chairman of Republic Energy Inc., a privately owned company in Dallas specializing in drilling and producing natural gas wells.
Thor Bjorgolfsson is the largest shareholder in Actavis, one of the world’s leading companies involved in the development, manufacture and sale of generic pharmaceuticals. He has been Chairman of Actavis's board since 2000.
Maria Livanos Cattaui has been Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce since 1996, championing the role of world business in the global economy.
I consider [EWI's] innovative proposals to ensuring energy security a valuable contribution to the global discussion on this issue ... I am very pleased that you share your ideas and views with us.
Miroslav Lajcák
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovakia
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