2021 Annual Report

Program Leadership Councils

Program Leadership Councils

Each of Brookings’s research programs has established a Leadership Council that brings together business and community leaders to explore Brookings’s independent research. The Program Leadership Councils (PLCs) take part in scholar briefings, discussions, and other policy-relevant activities that provide deep insights into the challenges facing society. They provide critical financial resources that make it possible for Brookings scholars to achieve impact with actionable solutions that inform policymakers and the public debate. The PLCs are valued members of the Brookings community, and the Institution is grateful for their support and involvement.

Economic Studies Council

Jason Cummins, chair

H. Rodgin Cohen, vice chair

Chetan Ahya

James D. Aramanda

Greg Baer

Fritz Bittenbender

Victoria Blatter

Seth B. Carpenter

Eric Cohan

Jonathan Corley

Julia Coronado

Porter Diehl

Michael Feroli 

Grace Gu

Krishna Guha 

Jamal Hagler

Alison Hawkins

Glenn Hutchins 

George Kellner 

Dean Maki 

Cathy Minehan 

Peter Newland

Barbara Novick

Bjørn-Erik Orskaug

Andrew Plepler 

Chris Rokos 

Hidenori Takaoka

Michael Tipsord 

Vivek Tulpule 

Vegard Vik 

David Zervos

Global Leadership Council

E. Eric Tokat, chair

Yavuz Ahiska

Matthias Berninger

Gargee Ghosh

Helga Flores Trejo

Foreign Policy Leadership Council

David Weinberg, co-chair

Jonathan E. Colby, co-chair

Robert J. Abernethy

Alan Batkin

Wael Bayazid

Jeffrey Boyd

Howard E. Cox

Jason Cummins

Alan M. Dachs

Mick Davis

Alfonso Fanjul

Bart Friedman

Michael Gelman

Susie Gelman

Rob Granieri

Jacob Helberg

Roger Hertog

Benjamin R. Jacobs

Suzanne Nora Johnson

Khaled A. Juffali

Stefano Lucchini

Whitney Pidot

John G. Popp

Joseph L. Rice

David M. Rubenstein

Rangu Salgame

Robert B. Sheh

William A. Shutzer

Krishen Sud

John Thornton

Antoine W. van Agtmael

Melissa Weber

Governance Studies Council

Sara Lewis, chair

Bruce Andrews

Rebecca Arbogast

Daniel Berger

Ruchi Bhowmik

Carolyn Brandon

Julie Brill

Stoney Burke

Erin Cohan

Arthur Collins

Nia Duggins

George Eberstadt

Lindsay Elin

Lindsey Finch

Kayla Gardner

Ryan Hagemann

Sharon Hardie

Philip Harvey

Michele Jawando

Gay Krause

Jennifer (Jen) Kuhn

Cornelia Kutterer

David Lopez

April Mims

Chandler Morse

R. Hewitt Pate

Michelle Persaud

Edgar Rios

Brian Rogers

James Schuler

Arne Sorenson*

Benjamin Squires

Marie Sylla-Dixon

Kenny D. Thompson, Jr.

Andrew Tisch

Frank Torres

Seymour and Kate Weingarten

Beatrice W. Welters

John H. White, Jr.

Tonya Williams

Portia Y. Wu

David Young

Metropolitan Council

Victor Hymes, chair

David Abbott

Usman Ahmed

Ellen Alberding

Tonya Allen

Rebecca Arbogast

Anne T. and Robert M. Bass

Tynesia Boyea-Robinson

Lavea Brachman

Laurel Britton

Myla Calhoun

Eric Cohan

Mark Crosswhite

Patricia Cromwell

Mary Daly

Kate Danella

Steve Denning

Andrew Dunkleman

Cheryl Cohen Effron

David Egner

Kip Eideberg

Garnesha Ezediaro

Howard Fischer

Christina Fitzpatrick

Seyron Foo

Sameer Gadkaree

Helene Gayle

Allison Gerber

Jeff Gore

Pete Higgins

Marc Hill

George Hobor

Danette Howard

Larry Jacob

David Johnson

Tom Kaplan

Derek Kaufman

Richard Kimball

Patricia Martin

Jamie Merisotis

Karen Minkel

Mario M. Morino

Josh Moskowitz

Christopher Nanni

David Nicholson

Grant Oliphant

Rip Rapson

Ryan Rippel

Chantel Rush

Kevin Ryan

Louis Salkind

Luc Schuster

Lee Sheehy

Trabian Shorters

Tequila Smith

Chris Stallworth

Robert Stephany

Robert Stewart

Lee Styslinger, III

Ashley Swearengin

Antoine W. van Agtmael

Kirsten Vermulen

Alesha Washington

Beatrice W. Welters

Ridgway White

Sherman Whites

Tracy Williams

Tracy Wolstencroft

Allison Wylie

Stuart Yasgur

* Deceased