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 May 2023
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Ryan Crocker (Chair)
Former Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon
Nonresident Senior FellowCarnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Howard L. Berman (Vice Chair)
Former U.S. Congressman
Senior AdvisorCovington & Burling LLP
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Robert C. Adler
Health Policy Analyst – Middle East
Middle East Policy Analysis Group
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Goli Ameri
Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder
StartitUp
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Nancy A. Aossey
President and Chief Executive Officer
International Medical Corps
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Alexander L. Cappello
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
CAPPELLO GLOBAL, LLC
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George N. Chammas
Director
Chammas Group of Companies
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Howard Gordon
Executive Producer
Teakwood Lane Productions
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Ray R. Irani
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ray Investments, LLC
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Ann Kerr-Adams
Fulbright Coordinator
UCLA International Institute
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Claire Lee
Global Brand Ambassador
SVB Capital
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Don Loeb
Chief Executive Officer
Headlands West Advisory LLC
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Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali
Partner
The Hirsh Collective
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Jeffrey Neiman
Vice President and General Counsel
The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation
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John C. Novogrod
Partner
McLaughlin & Stern LLP
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Hussain Qaragholi
Founder and Managing Partner
Phoenix Finance Partners
Senior Advisor
IFC
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Peter Richards
Board Member
Broad Reach Foundation
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Safa Rifka
OB/GYN & Endocrinology & Infertility Specialist
Columbia Fertility Associates
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Hasan R. Shirazi
Managing Director
Citi Private Bank
Chairman Emeritus
Stephen J. Hadley
Former U.S. National Security Advisor
Principal
Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC