Scott Eisner
Scott Eisner is a Principal with BGR’s International and Trade Practice, where he brings expertise in building international business relationships, policy advocacy, and advising global leaders. Prior to joining BGR Group, Scott served as President of the U.S.-Africa Business Center and Senior Vice President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He directed the strategic activities […]
Worku Gachou
Worku Gachou is the Head of North America Social Impact & Sustainability at Visa, where he leads the company’s efforts to drive social and enviromental impact in the United States and Canada. Prior to Visa, Mr. Gachou was a senior political appointee at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) where he served as a […]
Moritz Luetgerath
Moritz currently works as a Manager in EY Parthenon’s Macro & Geostrategy team, based in London. With a background in politics and economics, Moritz has spent his career advising investors and corporates on the implications of the changing macroeconomic and geopolitical environment. Prior to joining EY, Moritz worked as Director for Geopolitics at Berlin Global […]
Liam Loughlin
Liam serves as Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for managing the daily operations, logistics, and the execution of internal and external initiatives within the Executive Office. In addition to his work at Concordia, Liam is a commissioned Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army National Guard, leading a platoon of over […]
Erica McCorkle
Erica McCorkle is a Data Analytics Coordinator and Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. In her role, she supports leadership while also working with data to help guide decisions and improve operations. She has built her career as an Executive Assistant in both the healthcare and nonprofit fields. Through this work, she has developed strong […]
Karim Hwalla
Karim Hwalla is a thought leader whose career defines what it means to operate at the nexus of geopolitics, strategic advisory, and international business expansion. Karim has built a reputation as a trusted advisor to ruling families, multinational corporations, and governmental as well as semi-governmental organizations across Australia, the US and GCC & wider MENA […]
Ayesha Khan
Ayesha Khan is Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Volunteers of America-Greater New York (VOA-GNY) where she oversees the organization’s fundraising strategy, engaging corporate, foundation, government and individual stakeholders in VOA-GNY’s critical housing and human services work. Less than a year into her tenure, Ayesha secured the organization’s largest gift: a $20 million […]
Emiliana Rico
Emiliana Rico is a Communications Intern at Concordia under the Media Relations Department. Outside of Concordia, she is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Global Journalism at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. As part of her academic journey, she completed an exchange semester at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, and participated in a fortnight […]
Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget […]
The Hon. Brendan Carr
Chairman Brendan Carr is the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, having served previously as the FCC’s General Counsel. Nominated by both President Trump and President Biden, Carr has been confirmed unanimously by the Senate three times. Described by Axios as “the FCC’s 5G crusader,” Carr has led the FCC’s work to modernize its […]
Armen Baghdasaryan
