- Dr. Thomas Jesús GarzaDr. Thomas Jesús Garza is a University Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Director of the Texas Language Center, and was Director of the Arabic Flagship Program (2015-2018) at the University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as an Affiliated Faculty in the Program in Comparative Literature, Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies. Dr. Garza teaches Russian language and literature at all… Read More
- Mycal FordMycal Ford is Senior Compliance Manager for Sanctions at a premier global consulting firm where he advises on sanctions compliance. Previously, Ford worked at the U.S. Department of the Treasury in the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), where he led and supported various jurisdiction-specific sanctions investigations. Ford also worked at the Department of Defense, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Sayari Labs, and the Center for Advanced Defense Studies. Ford was… Read More
- Betty Sue Flowers, PhDBetty Sue Flowers, PhD, is an Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin and the former Director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. Prior to becoming Director in 2002, she was the Joan Negley Kelleher Centennial Professor in the English Department at the University of Texas at Austin, as well as a Piper Professor and a member of the University's Academy of Distinguished Teachers. During her years at the University of Texas, she also… Read More
- Ambassador Karl Eikenberry Karl Eikenberry is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center, a faculty member of Schwarzman College in Beijing, China, and a Senior Advisor to the United States Institute for Peace. He is a former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (retired). From 2021 – 2023 he lived in Riyadh focusing on Saudi Arabia's defense transformation. Previously, he was the Director of the U.S.-Asia Security Initiative at the Walter H.… Read More
- Violetka DirleaVioletka Dirlea is an EY-Parthenon Principal on the Strategy and Transactions team of Ernst & Young LLP. An experienced leader in global management consulting, Ms. Dirlea works with utilities, automotive, and industrial companies and collaborates with them to identify growth opportunities to optimize performance. She is an expert in building win-win solutions for all companies in the emerging (cross-industry) ecosystems, with focus in the areas of electrification, energy… Read More
- The Rev. Anne Derse, Amb. (Ret.) Ambassador Anne Elizabeth Derse, a career Foreign Service Officer with the rank of Minister Counselor, served for over 30 years with the U.S. Department of State in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. She was U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania from 2009-2012 and to Azerbaijan from 2006-2009. Earlier in her career, she held senior positions managing economic relations at the U.S. Mission to the European Union and at the U.S. Embassies in Korea, the Philippines, and… Read More
- Shannon Baldwin DavisShannon Baldwin Davis is a visionary energy executive who drives transformational change and market share growth at established B2B multinational corporations.Mrs. Davis has a track record of strategic business development with over 15 years of experience in engineering, marketing, sales, strategy, and management. She has worked across the energy sector in electrical distribution, mission-critical, manufacturing, technology, construction, and aftermarket services, which… Read More
- Dr. David C. Chang Dr. David C. Chang is a Professor Emeritus at New York University (NYU). He served as Chancellor for Global Programs and President Emeritus for eight years and as President for 11 years at the Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, NY before the latter merged with NYU. Dr. Chang previously served as Dean of Engineering at Arizona State University and Chairman/Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is the Founding… Read More
- Dee Brown Dee Brown is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserves. She has successfully held a number of leadership positions, most recently serving in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. As a civilian, Ms. Brown serves as Vice President of Transformation at Solenis, a Platinum Equity portfolio company. Prior to working at Solenis, Ms. Brown served in a variety of leadership roles at EY, Clean Harbors, Celanese, and PACCAR. She is currently on the… Read More
- Grace Chung Becker Grace served as a government attorney, led public education non-profit organizations, and currently works in the private sector. She led the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, supervising 700 employees. She was the first presidentially nominated woman to run the Division in its history. She testified before the United Nations, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives. She also tried cases and argued appeals in federal trial and… Read More
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