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)
Chairman, KinnevikAB, Stockholm, Sweden
Partner, 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
Ms. Fiona Campbell (UK)
Controller at BBC3, London, UK
Mr. Marco dell'Aquila (Italy)
Senior Adjunct Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment, Bologna, Italy
Chairman, Inspiratia, London, UK
Ms. Anne Erni (US)
Chief People Officer, Audible Inc., New York, NY, US
Mr. Martin Fraenkel (UK)
Retired, Former Vice Chairman, S&P GlobalPlatts, London,U.K.
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
Non-executive Director, Ananda Ventures, Frankfurt, Germany
Dr. Kenneth H. Keller (US)
Retired, Woodbury, MN, U.S.
Ms. Rachael Langdon (US) Junior Advisory Council Member
SAIS M.A. Graduate, 2020, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Mr. Claes Lundman (Sweden)
Retired, Former President, CellMark Metals Division, CellMark AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Mr. Lorenzo Marchetti (Italy) Junior Advisory Council Member
Public & Government Affairs Associate at Everbridge, Bologna, Italy
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. Naneen Neubohn (US)
Retired, Former Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Banking, US, UK, France
Mr. John Parachini (US)
Senior International Defense Researcher, RAND Corporation Arlington, VA, U.S.
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
Ms. Colleen Sullivan (US) Junior Advisory Council Member
SAIS Europe MAIA Candidate 2022, Arlington, VA, U.S.
Mr. Thomas B. Tesluk (US)
Special Representative of the SAIS Europe Advisory Council Chair for Recent Graduates' Engagement
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
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
Jim Steinberg (US)
Dean, SAIS, 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