Board of Trustees

The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress is the only organization that systematically examines past successes and failures of the Presidency and relates its findings to present challenges and opportunities. Lessons learned from past American experiences offer insights on how to deal with these challenges.

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Presidential Leadership

Organizing for Leadership

Inspiring Future Leaders

Lessons from History



HONORARY CHAIRMEN

George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
William J. Clinton

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

DR. DAVID M. ABSHIRE
President and CEO
Center for the Study of the Presidency

THE HONORABLE GERALD L. BALILES
Director
The Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia

MR. ANDREW F. BARTH
President
Capital Guardian Trust Company

THE HONORABLE WAYNE L. BERMAN
Vice Chairman of the Board
Vice Chairman
Alliant Insurance Inc.

MR. ELI BROAD
Founder
The Broad Foundations

THE HONORABLE R. NICHOLAS BURNS
Former Undersecretary of State

MR. JAY COLLINS
Vice Chairman of the Board
Co-Global Head, Public Sector Group
Citigroup, Inc.

MR. ROBERT A. DAY
Chairman and CEO
Trust Company of the West

THE HONORABLE JOSEPH DUFFEY
Senior Vice President
Laureate International Universities

MR. BRADFORD M. FREEMAN
Founding Partner
Freeman Spogli & Co.

THE HONORABLE DAVID GERGEN
Professor, JFK School of Government
Harvard University

THE HONORABLE CHUCK HAGEL
Distinguished Professor
Georgetown University

DR. MALIK M. HASAN
Founder
Health Net, Inc. & Health Trio, Inc.

THE HONORABLE STUART W. HOLLIDAY
President and CEO
Meridian International Center

MR. SUMMERFIELD K. JOHNSTON
Chairman
Johnston Southern Company

THE HONORABLE MAX M. KAMPELMAN
Vice Chairman of the Board
Of Counsel
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

THE HONORABLE CHARLES T. MANATT
Founding Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

THE HONORABLE THOMAS F. MCLARTY III
President
McLarty Associates

THE HONORABLE EDWIN MEESE III
Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow
The Heritage Foundation

MR. PAUL NEELY
Former Publisher
Chattanooga Times

THE HONORABLE THOMAS R. PICKERING
Chairman of the Board
Vice Chair
Hills & Company

MR. H. GREGORY PLATTS
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
National Geographic Society

ADMIRAL JOSEPH W. PRUEHER, USN (Ret.)
Former U.S. Ambassador to China

THE HONORABLE THOMAS J. RIDGE
President
Ridge Global LLC

THE HONORABLE CHARLES S. ROBB
Former Governor and U.S. Senator

THE HONORABLE FRANCIS L. ROONEY
Former Ambassador to the Holy See

MS. PAMELA SCHOLL
Member of the Executive Committee
Chairman and President
The Dr. Scholl Foundation

MR. STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN
Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder
The Blackstone Group

MR. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS
Chief Washington Correspondent
ABC News

THE HONORABLE EDWARD L. WEIDENFELD
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Attorney at Law
The Weidenfeld Law Firm, PC

THE HONORABLE TOGO D. WEST, JR.
Chairman
LTI Leadership Group

MR. STANLEY R. ZAX
Chairman and President
Zenith National Insurance Corporation

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