Board of Trustees
The Aspen Institute’s Board of Trustees guides the organization with insight, integrity, and a shared commitment to its purpose, mission, and people.
About Our Board
The Board of Trustees comprises distinguished leaders from across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors who bring a wealth of experience in governance, strategy, and civic leadership. Elected by their peers, trustees provide counsel to the President, oversee the management of the Institute’s assets and affairs, and help steward its mission to foster a more free, just, and equitable society. Their guidance helps ensure the Institute remains effective, forward-looking, and rooted in its values. In addition to the trustees below, we are honored to also recognize our Ex Officio Trustees and our Emeritus Trustees.
Margot L. Pritzker
Chair of the Aspen Institute Board of Trustees / Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Community Food Navigator
Alex M. Azar II
Aspen Institute Trustee / Chairman, Seraphim Strategies, LLC; 24th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Mercedes Bass
Aspen Institute Trustee / Chairman and President, Mercedes T. Bass Charitable Corporation
Penny Coulter
Aspen Institute Trustee / President, Coulter Family Foundation; Chief of Protocol, Office of the Mayor, San Francisco
Lester Crown
Aspen Institute Trustee / Chairman Emeritus, Henry Crown and Company; Vice-Chairman Emeritus, The Aspen Institute
Kenneth L. Davis, MD
Aspen Institute Trustee / Executive Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Mount Sinai Health System
Antonio Gracias
Aspen Institute Trustee / Founder/Manager/Chief Investment Officer, Valor Equity Partners
Jane Harman
Aspen Institute Trustee and Aspen Strategy Group Member / President Emerita, Woodrow Wilson Center
Mark Hoplamazian
Vice Chairman, Aspen Institute Board of Trustees / President and CEO, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Sonia Kapadia
Aspen Institute Trustee / Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives, Equal Justice Initiative
William E. Mayer
Aspen Institute Trustee / Chairman Emeritus, The Aspen Institute; Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners
Asutosh Padhi
Aspen Institute Trustee / Senior Partner/North America Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company
Perri Peltz
Aspen Institute Trustee / Journalist/Documentary Filmmaker, Co-director and Producer, Axios on HBO
Robert K. Steel
Aspen Institute Trustee / Vice Chairman, Perella Weinberg Partners; Chairman Emeritus, The Aspen Institute
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