SAIS Europe Advisory Council
The SAIS Europe Advisory Council is composed of distinguished leaders from Europe and the United States who represent the private, public, and non-governmental sectors. The council plays an important role in the life of the school by providing strategic advice and financial support. Council members also serve as informal ambassadors of SAIS Europe in their home countries and strive to enhance the school’s visibility worldwide.
Mr. James Anderson, Chairman (UK)
Partner/CIO, Baillie Gifford Investment Managers, Edinburgh, UK
Mr. Robert J. Abernethy (US)
President, American Standard Development Company; President, Self Storage Management Company, Los Angeles, CA, US
Mr. Michael Bosco (US)
Partner, Dentons, Rome, Italy
Ms. Fiona Campbell (UK)
Controller at BBC3, London, UK
Mr. Marco dell'Aquila (Italy)
Chairman, Inspiratia, London, UK
Ms. Anne Erni (US)
Chief People Officer, Audible Inc., New York, NY, US
Mr. Martin Fraenkel (UK)
President, S&P Global Platts, London, UK
Mr. D. Cole Frates (US)
Founder, Renewable Resources Group, Los Angeles, US
Mr. Wilhelm Hemetsberger (Austria)
Chairman, Ithuba Capital AG, Vienna, Austria
Dr. Thomas Jetter (Germany)
Managing Director and Founding Partner, Digital+ Partners
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, HQ Capital, Bad Homburg, Germany
Dr. Kenneth H. Keller (US)
Senior Adjunct Professor of Science and Technology Policy at JHU SAIS Europe
Woodbury, MN, US
Ms. Rachael Langdon (US) Junior Advisory Council Member
SAIS M.A. Graduate, 2020
Mag. Dr. Andreas Mailath-Pokorny (Austria)
Rector, Musik und Kunst Privatuniversitaet der Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria
Ms. Jill McGovern (US)
President, M&M Enterprises
Senior Consultant, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Johns Hopkins University Washington, DC, US
Dr. Eric D.K. Melby (US)
Founding Partner, The Scowcroft Group, Washington, DC, US
Ms. Kate Murray (US) Junior Advisory Council Member
Growth Strategist, Babbel, Berlin, Germany
Ms. Naneen Neubohn (US)
Retired, US, UK, France
Mr. John Parachini (US)
Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA, US
Mr. Stefano Possati (Italy)
President, Marposs S.p.A, Bentivoglio (BO), Italy
Mr. Raffaele Santoro (Italy)
Consultant, Boston, MA, US
Mr. Robert Singer (US)
Member of Board of Directors, Coty Inc., Tiffany & Co., and Panera Bread, Milan, Italy
Mr. Thomas B. Tesluk (US)
CEO and Founder, Sequen Consulting LLC, New Canaan, CT, US
Mr. Dominique Thormann (US/France)
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Renault Group, Paris, France
Mr. John Ulrich (US)
Vice President IB Coverage, J.P. Morgan Chase Investment Bank, London, UK
Mr. Romano Volta (Italy)
President, Datalogic S.p.A, Calderera di Reno (BO), Italy
Mrs. Alison von Klemperer (US)
Consultant, Trustee, Carleton College
Board member, Four Freedoms Park Conservancy
Mr. Jack G. Wasserman (US)
Lawyer, Director, Icahn Enterprises LP and Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. New York, NY, US
Dr. Bonnie S. Wilson (US) Co-Chair of the SAIS Legacy Circle
Member of Board, Osgood Center for International Studies, Bethesda, MD, US
Honorary Members
Prof. Giuseppe de Vergottini (Italy)
Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Bologna
Lawyer, Bologna and Rome, Italy
Mr. Emilio Ottolenghi (Italy)
President, La Petrolifera Italo Rumena, Bologna, Italy
Prof. Romano Prodi (Italy)
President, Foundation for Worldwide Cooperation
Former President of the European Commission
Former Prime Minister of Italy, Bologna, Italy
Ex-Officio Members
Eliot A. Cohen (US)
Dean, SAIS and Professor of Strategic Studies Washington D.C., U.S.
Ronald J. Daniels (US)
President, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD, U.S.
Michael G. Plummer (US/Italy)
Director, SAIS Europe and ENI Professor of International Economics Bologna, Italy