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, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; 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

William Daley

William Daley

Vice Chairman of Public Affairs, Wells Fargo & Company
Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio

Founder, CIO Mentor and Member of the Board, Bridgewater Associates
Linda W. Hart

Linda W. Hart

Vice Chairman, President, and CEO, Hart Group, Inc.
Ray Hunt

Ray Hunt

Executive Chairman, Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Sam Nunn

Sam Nunn

Co-Founder, Co-Chair, and Strategic Advisor, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and Chairman Emeritus of the Board, CSIS
Joseph S. Nye Jr.

Joseph S. Nye Jr.

University Distinguished Service Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Leon Panetta

Leon Panetta

Chairman, The Panetta Institute for Public Policy
Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer

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

Counselors

Sam Nunn

Sam Nunn

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