About

Honorary Co-Chairs
H.E. Dr. Peter Ammon
German Ambassador to the United States
Dr. Ronald J. Daniels
President, Johns Hopkins University
H.E. Philip Murphy
United States Ambassador to Germany
Ministerpräsident David McAllister, MdL
Niedersächsische Staatskanzlei
About AICGS
The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies strengthens the German-American relationship in an evolving Europe and changing world. The Institute produces objective and original analyses of developments and trends in Germany, Europe, and the United States; creates new transatlantic networks; and facilitates dialogue among the business, political, and academic communities to manage differences and define and promote common interests.
Affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, AICGS provides a comprehensive program of public forums, policy studies, research, and study groups designed to enrich the political, corporate, and scholarly constituencies it serves.
Members of the Institute’s Board of Trustees:
Jacques Brand
Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Investment Banking Coverage, Deutsche Bank Securities, AICGS Chairman
David W. Detjen, Esq.
Partner, Alston & Bird LLP, AICGS Vice-Chair and Secretary
Susan S. Harnett
Global Consumer Head of Business Performance Management, Citigroup Inc., AICGS Treasurer
Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger
Honorary Chairman, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, AICGS Vice-Chair, Europe
Prof. Ernestine Schlant Bradley
The New School University
Edward T. Cloonan
Chairman, Advisory Board/Managing Director, New York Liberty Square Group
John F. Curtis
President, Seven Seas Water Corporation
Dirk Egbers
Partner, Ernst & Young
The Honorable Thomas L. Farmer
Consultants International Group, Inc.
Prof. Dr. Dieter Feddersen
Attorney at Law, Member of the Board of Directors of Dräger Foundation
Alan H. Fleischmann
Co-Founder and Managing Director, ImagineNations Group
Dr. Gerhard Gnaedig
Guenther E. Greiner
President, International Corporate Consultancy LLC
Michael E. Hansen
CEO, Elsevier Health Sciences
Louis R. Hughes
CEO, InZero Systems
Dr. Michael Inacker
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Handelsblatt
The Honorable Wolfgang Ischinger
Global Head of Government Relations, Allianz SE
Martin Jäger
Vice President, Head of Global External Affairs and Public Policy, Daimler AG
Dr. Josef Joffe
Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit
Frederick Kempe
President and CEO, The Atlantic Council of the United States
Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld
Chairman and CEO, Alcoa, Inc.
The Honorable John C. Kornblum
Senior Counselor, NOERR STIEFENHOFER LUTZ
Dennis R. Kruse
Vice President of Network Services, Orange Business Services
Fred H. Langhammer
Chairman, Global Affairs, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., AICGS Chairman Emeritus
Susan C. Livingston
Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
The Honorable Frank E. Loy
Former Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs
Dr. Wallace Mathai-Davis
Managing Partner, The GIA Group
Dr. Bernd R. Mayer
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, Munich
Dr. Jill E. McGovern
President, M&M Enterprises
Peter Melerski
Consultant
Caroll H. Neubauer
Chairman and CEO, B.Braun of America and B.Braun Medical Inc., Bethlehem, PA USA
Dr. Andreas Nick
Member, Supervisory Board of Böker Paul AG
Morris W. Offit
Chairman, Offit Capital Advisors LLC
Dr. Lutz R. Raettig
Chairman, Supervisory Board, Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt
Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle
CEO, Linde AG
J. Michael Schell, Esq.
Executive Vice President, Alcoa, Inc. (retired)
Dr. Eugene A. Sekulow
Consultant, AICGS Chairman Emeritus
Carl A. Siebel
President and CEO, Carl Siebel Consulting GmbH
Lianne Stein
Vice President of Global Corporate Citizenship, Boeing International Corporation
Charles Varvaro
Vice President, Global Technology Services, IBM
Honorary:
The Honorable James A. Baker III
Senior Partner, Baker & Botts
Ex officio:
Dr. Jackson Janes
Executive Director, AICGS