Advisory Board

The CMEPP advisory board provides critical strategic guidance and generous philanthropic support for RAND's Middle East research. The board is composed of public policy, nonprofit, and private sector leaders with active interests, knowledge, and experience in the Middle East.

List updated April 2020

• Ryan Crocker (Chair)

  Former Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon

• Howard L. Berman (Vice Chair)

  Former U.S. Congressman

  Senior Advisor

  Covington & Burling LLP

• Stephen J. Hadley (Chair Emeritus)

  Former U.S. National Security Advisor

  Principal

  Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC

• Robert C. Adler

  Health Policy Analyst – Middle East

  Middle East Policy Analysis Group

• Goli Ameri

  CEO and Co-founder

  StartitUp

• Nancy A. Aossey

  President and Chief Executive Officer

  International Medical Corps

• Alexander L. Cappello

  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  Cappello Group Inc.

• George N. Chammas

  Director

  Chammas Group of Companies

• Diane and Guilford Glazer Philanthropies

• Clifford P. Goldstein

  Founder and Managing Partner

  GPI Companies

• Howard Gordon

  Executive Producer

  Teakwood Lane Productions

• Ray R. Irani

  Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  Occidental Petroleum Corporation

  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  Ray Investments, LLC

• Ann Kerr-Adams

  Fulbright Coordinator

  UCLA International Institute

• David M. Kirchheimer

  Advisory Partner

  Oaktree Capital Management

• John C. Novogrod

  Partner

  McLaughlin & Stern LLP

• Hussain Qaragholi

  Managing Director

  Corporate Coverage, Middle East

  Deutsche Bank

• William J. Recker

  Chair Emeritus

  Energy Innovation Center

• Peter Richards

  Board Member

  Broad Reach Foundation

• Hasan R. Shirazi

  Managing Director

  Citi Private Bank

• Jay Stein

  Chairman of the Board

  Stein Mart, Inc.