Joyce Barnathan, President, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

Elizabeth Becker, Journalist and Author

Amb. J.D. Bindenagel, Vice President, Community, Government and International Affairs, DePaul University

Rebecca Blumenstein, Deputy Managing Editor and International Editor, The Wall Street Journal

Dr. Kurt Bock, Chairman and CEO, BASF

Marcus W. Brauchli, Executive Editor, The Washington Post

Amb. Richard Burt, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates (Honorary Chairman)

Dr. Martin Bussmann, Mannheim LLC

Nikhil Deogun, Managing Editor, CNBC

David W. Detjen, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP

Dr. Frank-Dieter Freiling, Director, Internationale Journalisten Programme, e.V. (IJP)

Prof. Dr. Ronald Frohne, President and CEO, GWFF USA, Inc.

Neil Henry, Professor and Dean, School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley

James F. Hoge, Jr., Director, Human Rights Watch (Honorary Chairman)

Iain Holding, Corporate Vice President, Global Sales Strategy, Beiersdorf North America

Robert M. Kimmitt, Senior International Counsel, WilmerHale

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Associates

Frank E. Loy, Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs (Chairman) 

Sen. Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator

Wolfgang Pordzik, Executive Vice President, Corporate Public Policy, DHL North America

John F. W. Rogers, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Garrick Utley, President, Levin Institute, SUNY  

Stanford S. Warshawsky, Chairman, Bismarck Capital, LLC (Vice Chairman)

Legal Advisor: Phillip C. Zane, Attorney at Law, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz