Board Members

This diverse group of prominent individuals lends perspective to the formulation of the activities of CNS.

Mr. Urban Ahlin

Deputy Chairman
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Parliament of Sweden

Dr. Alexei Arbatov

Director
Center for International Defense
Institute for World Economy & International Relations,
Moscow, Russian Federation

Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala

President
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Washington, DC

Dr. Gloria Duffy

Chief Executive Officer
Commonwealth Club of California
San Jose, CA

Ambassador Rolf Ekéus

Former Chairman of the Board
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Stockholm, Sweden

Ambassador Nabil Fahmy

Former Egyptian Ambassador to the United States

Dean
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP)
American University, Cairo

Representative Sam Farr

US House of Representatives (D-California)
Washington, DC

Ms. Rosemarie Forsythe

Former Director
International Political Strategy
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Washington, DC

Mr. Prashant Gupta

Software Entrepreneur
Carmel Valley, CA

Dr. David Hamburg

President Emeritus
Carnegie Corporation of New York
New York, NY

The Honorable John Holum

Former US Under Secretary of State
for Arms Control and International Security
Annapolis, MD

Mr. Roy S. Jespersen

Director (Retired)
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City, UT

Senator Richard Lugar

US Senate (R-Indiana)
Washington, DC

Mr. Cary Neiman

Real Estate Developer
Carmel Valley, CA

Senator Sam Nunn

US Senate (D-Georgia) (Retired)

Co-Chair
Nuclear Threat Initiative
Senior Partner, King & Spalding
Washington, DC

Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy

(ex-officio)

President
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Monterey, CA

Dr. Edward J. Shanahan

Headmaster (Retired)
Choate Rosemary Hall
Wallingford, CT