Anita B. McBride
Anita B. McBride is executive-in-residence at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C. She directs programming and national conferences on the legacies of America’s first ladies (the First Ladies Initiative) and their historical influence on politics, policy, and global diplomacy. McBride’s White House service spans […]
John Koudounis
Serving as a driving force behind improving strategic initiatives, Calamos Investments President and Chief Executive Officer John Koudounis is critical in delivering innovative solutions to business development and expanding product breadth for the firm’s global base of clients. Under Mr. Koudounis’ leadership, the firm’s AUM has grown to more than $40 billion and has also […]
H.E. Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga is President of the World Leadership Alliance/ Club de Madrid and former President of Latvia (1999-2007). She was deeply engaged in achieving membership in the European Union and NATO for her country. She is active in international affairs, was named Special Envoy to the Secretary General on United Nations reform and was […]
Amb. Paula J. Dobriansky, Ph.D.
Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, a foreign policy expert and diplomat specializing in national security affairs, is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Vice Chair of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. She brings over 30 years of government and international experience across senior […]
H.E. Felipe Calderón Hinojosa
Felipe Calderón served as the 65th President of Mexico from 2006 to 2012. Prior to his presidency, Calderón was Secretary of Energy (and in that capacity Chairman of the Board of PEMEX and CFE) and director of BANOBRAS (Public Works Bank). He was also a Congressman, leader of the National Action Party (PAN) in the Congress, […]
María Paula Correa
A native from Colombia, Maria Correa spent over nine years working for the Government of Colombia, first as Advisor to the Chief of Staff of former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez. In this position, she was responsible for managing the daily agenda of the President by reviewing and assessing potential events and debriefing him prior to each one. Since June 2009, she served as Communications, PR and Culture Consul for the General Consulate of Colombia in New York.
Nicholas Logothetis
Nicholas Logothetis is Executive Vice Chairman of Libra Group and Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Concordia. Nicholas is an entrepreneur who has a lifelong passion for politics and international affairs.
Matthew Swift
Swift has grown Concordia into the leading nonpartisan global affairs membership organization dedicated to forming innovative cross-sector partnerships that address the greatest challenges and opportunities of our time.
H.E. José María Aznar Lopez
José María Aznar was born in Madrid in 1953. He is married to Ana Botella, with whom he has three children. He graduated in law and qualified as an Inspector of State Finances in 1975. He was Distinguished Scholar at the University of Georgetown from 2004 to 2011.