Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is made up of leaders from the public and private sectors who have been elected by a majority of the membership of the board. The board is responsible for providing counsel to the President and managing the property, business and affairs of the Aspen Institute. In addition to the trustees listed below, we also are honored to recognize our Ex-officio Trustees and Trustees Emeriti.
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Margot L. PritzkerChair of the Aspen Institute Board of TrusteesCo-Founder and Executive Chair ...Margot Pritzker is Chair of the Aspen Institute Board of Trustees.She was elected to the Board in 2004 and has served in a number of leadership roles including chairing the…View Profile -
Daniel R. PorterfieldPresident and CEOAspen Institute ...Since 2018, Daniel R. Porterfield, Ph.D. has served as President and CEO of the Aspen Institute—a global nonprofit organization founded in 1949 to ignite human potential to build understanding and…View Profile -
Katie AlbrightAspen Institute TrusteeChair, First 5 California Comm ...Katie Albright is an attorney and children’s advocate with more than thirty years of legal and non-profit executive experience. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently appointed Albright to serve as Chair…View Profile -
Jeffrey S. AroninAspen Institute TrusteeChairman and CEO, Paragon Bios ...Jeff Aronin is a bioscience entrepreneur who built and has sold several successful biotech companies. He has earned a record number of novel drug approvals that improve the lives of…View Profile -
Alex M. Azar IIAspen Institute Trustee24th Secretary of the U.S. Dep ...Alex Azar has extensive healthcare experience in the senior-most levels of the U.S. government and the private sector that gives him a unique perspective and background. He has committed his…View Profile -
Donna BarksdaleAspen Institute TrusteeDonna Barksdale is a Mississippi native and the wife of Jim Barksdale. Ms. Barksdale holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and English and a master’s degree in counseling with postgraduate…View Profile -
Mercedes BassAspen Institute TrusteeMercedes T. Bass, a philanthropist, is active in many nonprofit organizations. Mrs. Bass' affiliations include Aspen Music School, Advisory Board; Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association, Board of Directors, Vice Chairman…View Profile -
Miguel (Mike) BezosAspen Institute TrusteeVice President and Co-Founder, ...Mike Bezos often says, “your education is always yours – once you have it, it cannot be taken away.” Guided by this notion and a deeply held belief that all…View Profile -
Joshua BoltenAspen Institute TrusteeCEO, Business Roundtable ...Joshua Bolten is CEO of Business Roundtable, an association of more than 200 CEOs of America’s leading companies. Before joining Business Roundtable in January 2017, Bolten was Managing Director of Rock Creek…View Profile -
William D. BudingerAspen Institute TrusteeFounder, Rodel, Inc. and Rodel ...Bill Budinger was the founder of Rodel, Inc., where he served for 33 years as its chairman and CEO. Bill is an inventor and holder of more than three dozen…View Profile -
William BynumAspen Institute TrusteeChief Executive Officer, HOPE ...Advisory Council, Economic Opportunities ProgramView Profile -
Penny CoulterAspen Institute TrusteePhilanthropist ...Penny Coulter is an active philanthropist with interests in arts, education, youth development, and environmental issues. In 2009, Penny was selected to the California Academy of Sciences Board of Trustees.…View Profile -
Katie CouricAspen Institute TrusteeJournalist; Founder and Execut ...Katie Couric (@katiecouric) is an award-winning journalist and #1 New York Times best-selling author of her memoir, Going There, which was published in October 2021. She is also a co-founder…View Profile -
Lester CrownAspen Institute Trustee, Chairman EmeritusHenry Crown and Company ...Lester Crown is Chairman Emeritus of Henry Crown and Company, a family-owned and operated company that includes diversified manufacturing operations and real estate. Born and raised in Chicago, Mr. Crown…View Profile -
Paula CrownAspen Institute TrusteeArtist; Private Investor; Henr ...Paula Crown is an artist, advocate, and entrepreneur. She has spearheaded progressive initiatives in education, children's health, environmentally sustainable business practices, and the arts; she founded PAHC Art, a professional…View Profile -
Andrea CunninghamAspen Institute TrusteeFounder and President, Cunning ...An entrepreneur at the forefront of marketing, branding, positioning and communicating “the next big thing,” Andy Cunningham has played a key role in the launch of a number of new…View Profile -
Kenneth L. Davis, MDAspen Institute TrusteeExecutive Vice Chairman, Mount ...Kenneth L. Davis, MD, is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. For more than 16 years, Dr. Davis has…View Profile -
Thelma DugginAspen Institute TrusteePresident, AnBryce Foundation ...After nearly twenty years as a corporate executive, Thelma Duggin shifted her focus to the youth of our country whose potential for success she believes can be molded and supported…View Profile -
Michael D. EisnerAspen Institute TrusteeFormer Chairman & CEO, The Wal ...Michael Eisner has been a leader in the American entertainment industry for four decades. He began his career at ABC, where he helped take the network to number one in…View Profile -
L. Brooks EntwistleVice Chairman, Aspen Institute Board of TrusteesSVP of Global Customer Success ...Brooks Entwistle is the SVP of Global Customer Success, and the Managing Director for APAC and MENA at Ripple. Prior to joining Ripple, he served as Chief Business Officer International…View Profile -
Elizabeth A. FlemingAspen Institute TrusteeConsultant and Early-Stage Inv ...Betsy Fleming is an early-stage investor focused on women-led and women-empowering companies and an independent consultant providing coaching, strategy, and facilitation services to grow successful, impactful organizations. She has served…View Profile -
Russell GoldsmithAspen Institute TrusteeChairman, Forest Management Co ...Russell Goldsmith is chairman of Forest Management Company, LLC. He retired as Chairman of both City National Bank and RBC Wealth Management-U.S. in February 2022. When Mr. Goldsmith became City…View Profile -
Antonio GraciasAspen Institute TrusteeFounder/Manager/Chief Investme ...Antonio is the Founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer of Valor. Antonio founded Valor in 2001. He has over twenty years of experience in private equity investing. Antonio currently…View Profile -
Patrick W. GrossAspen Institute TrusteeChairman, The Lovell Group ...Advisory Council, Economic Opportunities ProgramView Profile -
Arjun GuptaAspen Institute TrusteeChief Believer, TeleSoft Partn ...Arjun Gupta is the Chief Believer at TeleSoft Partners, a technology venture capital firm. Over the last 30 years, he has invested directly or indirectly in over 250+ technology companies,…View Profile -
Jane HarmanAspen Institute Trustee and Aspen Strategy Group MemberPresident Emerita, Woodrow Wil ...Jane Harman served nine terms in Congress as the U.S. representative for California’s 36th congressional district and was ranking member of the Intelligence Committee after 9/11. She left the House…View Profile -
Mark HoplamazianVice Chairman, Aspen Institute Board of TrusteesPresident and CEO, Hyatt Hotel ...Mark Hoplamazian was appointed to the Board of Directors in November 2006 and named President and Chief Executive Officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation in December 2006. Prior to being appointed…View Profile -
Robert HurstAspen Institute TrusteeVice Chair, Crestview Partners ...Bob Hurst joined Crestview as a partner in 2005 and became a vice chairman in 2017. Bob retired as vice chairman of Goldman Sachs in June 2004. At Goldman Sachs,…View Profile -
Sonia KapadiaAspen Institute TrusteeDeputy Director of Strategic I ...Sonia Kapadia is Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit organization committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States through challenging…View Profile -
Michael KleinAspen Institute TrusteeBoard of Trustees, Shakespeare ...Michael Klein joined the Shakespeare Theatre Company Board of Trustees in 2007. He and his wife, Joan Fabry, have been loyal subscribers and patrons of the Company since the late…View Profile -
Laura LauderAspen Institute TrusteeGeneral Partner, Lauder Partne ...Laura Lauder is venture philanthropist in Silicon Valley, focused on leadership, education, and Jewish community areas. She joined her husband Gary in their venture capital partnership, Lauder Partners in 1992,…View Profile -
Leonard LauderAspen Institute TrusteeChairman Emeritus, Estee Laude ...Leonard A. Lauder is chairman emeritus of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Over six decades of leadership, he helped transform the company, founded by his parents in 1946, from a…View Profile -
Keli LeeAspen Institute TrusteeSenior Media Executive & Strat ...Named one of the “25 Most Powerful Women in Global Television” by The Hollywood Reporter, Keli Lee is a transformational and innovative leader with a successful track record of combining…View Profile -
Melony LewisAspen Institute TrusteeCo-Founder, Canyon Echo Capita ...Melony Lewis is Co-Founder and General Partner of Canyon Echo Capital, a world-positive, multi asset class investment firm. In addition, she heads their family foundation, focusing on environmental protection, education,…View Profile -
J. Michael LuttigAspen Institute TrusteeCounselor and Special Advisor, ...Judge Luttig served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for 15 years, from 1991 to 2006. He is currently Counselor and Special Advisor to The Coca-Cola…View Profile -
Craig C. MartinAspen Institute TrusteeChairman, Midwest Willkie Farr ...Craig C. Martin serves as Chairman, Midwest and a member of the Executive Committee of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, an international law firm with more than 1,000 attorneys in…View Profile -
William E. MayerAspen Institute Trustee, FounderPark Avenue Equity Partners ...In 1999 William E. Mayer formed Park Avenue Equity Partners, which is a private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies. From the fall of 1992 until December 1996, Mr.…View Profile -
Bonnie Palmer McCloskeyAspen Institute TrusteeCornerstone Holdings LLC ...Bonnie McCloskey is a Partner at Cornerstone Holdings, a family-owned real estate, venture capital, and portfolio management firm. She has extensive experience with civic groups, having served as a Director or…View Profile -
Anne Welsh McNultyAspen Institute TrusteeManaging Partner, JBK Partners ...Anne Welsh McNulty has invested in elevating entrepreneurial leaders and nurturing promising students for more than 10 years as co-founder and president of the McNulty Foundation. A trailblazer for women…View Profile -
Diane L. MorrisAspen Institute TrusteeChairman, Morris Capital Manag ...Diane L. Morris is the chairman of Morris Capital Management, an investment management company, and an active philanthropist. Ms. Morris has honed her broad leadership skills as a passionate fundraiser…View Profile -
Karlheinz MuhrAspen Institute TrusteeExecutive Vice Chairman of Glo ...Karlheinz Muhr is executive vice chairman of Global Corporate & Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Muhr is a member of the Global Corporate & Investment Banking…View Profile -
Clare MuñanaAspen Institute TrusteePresident, Ancora Associates/ ...Clare Muñana is President of Ancora Associates, Inc., her own management consulting firm, and the Blue Foundation, a family foundation. She has performed numerous domestic and international engagements for not-for-profit,…View Profile -
Jerry MurdockAspen Institute TrusteeCo-Founder, Insight Venture Pa ...Jerry Murdock is a co-founder of Insight Venture Partners and has invested in many startups such as Twitter, Snapchat, Nest, Flipboard, and Docker. Murdock was co-editor of “Maya E Groups: Calendars,…View Profile -
Asutosh PadhiAspen Institute TrusteeSenior Partner & Global Leader ...Asutosh is McKinsey & Company’s Global Leader of Firm Strategy, responsible for shaping the strategic vision, accelerating the firm’s pace of innovation, and evolving the partnership model as McKinsey turns…View Profile -
Elaine PagelsAspen Institute TrusteeProfessor of Religion ...Elaine Pagels, a historian of religion, is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor at Princeton University and an Aspen Institute Trustee. Pagels joined the Princeton faculty in 1982, shortly after receiving…View Profile -
Perri PeltzAspen Institute TrusteeJournalist / Documentary Filmm ...Perri Peltz is an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, and public health advocate. Most recently, Perri co-created the Emmy-winning documentary news series Axios on HBO. Perri also co-directed and produced the…View Profile -
Carrie Walton PennerAspen Institute TrusteeBoard Chair, Denver Broncos Fo ...Carrie Walton Penner is an education and youth mental health advocate and owner of the Denver Broncos. With an extensive background in education research, evaluation and philanthropy, Carrie has advised…View Profile -
Carla Piñeyro SublettAspen Institute TrusteeFormer SVP and Chief Marketing ...As the former Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President at IBM, Carla was responsible for all aspects of the company’s marketing efforts including brand, proactive demand generation, and enhancing…View Profile -
William ResnickAspen Institute TrusteePhilanthropist/Psychiatrist ...Bill Resnick is a psychiatrist and philanthropist who earned his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his residency at UCLA. He also has an M.B.A. from UCLA. He…View Profile -
Lynda ResnickAspen Institute Trustee, Vice-Chairman and Co-OwnerThe Wonderful Company ...Lynda Resnick is vice-chairman and co-owner of The Wonderful Company, along with her husband, Stewart Resnick, who serves as chairman. The Wonderful Company is a privately held global company committed…View Profile -
Anna Deavere SmithAspen Institute TrusteeInstitute on Arts and Civic Di ...Anna Deavere Smith is an actress, playwright, teacher, and author who has been credited with creating a new form of theater. Her work combines journalism with self-honed performance techniques and…View Profile -
Robert K. SteelAspen Institute TrusteeVice Chairman, Perella Weinber ...Robert K. Steel is a Partner and serves as Vice Chairman of Perella Weinberg Partners. From June 2010 until December 2013 Mr. Steel served as Deputy Mayor for Economic Development…View Profile -
Laurie M. TischAspen Institute TrusteePresident, Laurie M. Tisch Ill ...Laurie M. Tisch is the President of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, which strives to increase access and opportunity for New Yorkers. Ms. Tisch's philanthropy stems from her family's…View Profile -
Christopher VarelasAspen Institute TrusteePartner, Riverwood Capital ...Chris Varelas is a founding partner of Riverwood Capital, a private equity firm focused on high growth technology and technology-related companies in need of capital and expertise to scale on…View Profile -
Roderick von LipseyAspen Institute TrusteeManaging Director, UBS ...Rod is a Managing Director at UBS Financial Services, Inc, where he is the senior member of the Private Wealth Management practice in Washington, DC. At UBS he has held…View Profile -
Jessie Woolley-WilsonAspen Institute TrusteeOperating Partner, Owl Venture ...Jessie Woolley-Wilson serves as Operating Partner at Owl Ventures, the leading EdTech VC in the world. With nearly $3B assets under management, Owl is one of the largest VCs dedicated…View Profile -
Alice YoungAspen Institute TrusteeFounder, Alice Young Advisory ...Alice Young, Founder of Alice Young Advisory LLC, advises clients on Asia business strategies and potential business partners and resources. She retired as Partner and Chair of the Asia Pacific Practice…View Profile -
Xin ZhangAspen Institute TrusteeFounder, Closer Media ...Zhang Xin is one of the world’s most celebrated female entrepreneurs. She is Co-Founder and former CEO of SOHO China, Founder of Closer Media, and Founder and CEO of Closer…View Profile
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