Hon. Mark Green

Ambassador Mark Green (ret.) served as the President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a Congressionally chartered, scholarship driven foreign policy institution until April 1, 2025. He has served as the Administrator of the US Agency for International Development where he used America’s development and humanitarian tools to help countries on […]

H.E. Iván Duque Márquez

Iván Duque was the youngest elected President in Colombia’s history at the age of 41 in 2018. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Transformational Distinguished Fellow at Oxford University, a Distinguished Fellow at WRI, a Leadership Fellow at FIU, a Distinguished Fellow at the Bezos Earth Fund, and an Ambassador for the World Coalition for Nature. […]

Daniel Palacios

Daniel Palacios was the minister of interior of Colombia between January 2021 and August 2022. Palacios has a Political Science degree from the University of Florida and has a masters degree in Government with emphasis in Defense and National Security from Harvard University, from where he also has a certificate in Conflict Resolution and Negotiation. […]

Jim Jones

Jim Jones served as director of global community programs and strategy at the ExxonMobil Foundation. Previously, he directed ExxonMobil’s global brand and integrated communications work. Prior to his work in the private sector, Jones was the founding executive vice president at the Vaccine Fund (now the GAVI Vaccine Alliance). He also was vice president of […]

H.E. Laura Chinchilla

First female President of Costa Rica (2010-2014). She also served as vice president (2006-2008), congresswoman (2002-2006), and Minister of Security and Justice (1994-1998). During her presidency, she promoted the economic recovery of Costa Rica after the world recession of the years 2007-2009; among other policies, through a strong drive to attract investment and open trade […]

Morgan Ortagus

Morgan Ortagus is currently a Senior Policy Advisor at the United States Mission to the United Nations. Ms. Ortagus previously served as President Trump’s Deputy Special Presidential Envoy to the Middle East under Ambassador Steve Witkoff. She also served in the first Trump Administration as the Spokesperson for the Department of State. Ms. Ortagus is […]

Hanne LeCount

Hanne LeCount is the Executive Director of Concordia, driving impact and strategic growth for the organization and Concordia Community alike. As Executive Director, Hanne oversees daily operations of the organization, providing executive direction for program strategies and working closely with the CEO to align the vision and the direction of the organization. Hanne joined Concordia […]

H.E. Luis Alberto Lacalle

Former President, Legislator and Senator, Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrara was born in Montevideo on July 13, 1941. As a licensed lawyer, member of Congress, Senator, and Former President of the Republic of Uruguay, (1990-1995) President Lacalle has been recognized for his achievements by the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Chile, and Spain. He has […]

H.E. Jorge-Tuto Fernando Quiroga

Jorge Quiroga is a former President of Bolivia. He held the position of Leader of Opposition in 2006-2010, Woodrow Wilson Scholar in 2002-2003, president of Bolivia in 2001-2002, vice president and president of Congress in 1997-2001, minister of finance in 1992 and Vice Minister of Planning for Public Investment and International Cooperation in 1990-1992. In […]

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 […]

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.