Center For International Affairs
Case Western Reserve University
Tomlinson Hall, Room 143
10900 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106-7031
Telephone: 216.368.2517


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Visiting Committee

The Office of International Affairs formed a Visiting Committee of accomplished professionals in the public and private sectors with expertise in international affairs. Members of the Visiting Committee serve as advisors to the Office of International Affairs, bringing their knowledge of global business, finance, education and philanthropy. Members of the Visiting Committee to date include:

Dr. Hemant Kanakia,

Partner, Columbia Capital LLC, (Washington, D.C. and New Delhi, India), Chair

Dr. Jill G. Conley,

K-RITH Program Director, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Chevy Chase, Maryland)

Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita,

President and Chief Executive Officer, Quality Electrodynamics (QED), LLC and eQED, LLC (Cleveland, OH)

Lu-Jean Feng, M.D.

The Lu-Jean Feng Clinic, Health and Wellness Center (Cleveland, OH)

April Galda,

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs International (London, England)

Robert J. Herbold,

Managing Director, The Herbold Group LLC (Seattle, WA)

James E. Hilyard,

Retired President, Roofing Products Group, CertainTeed Corporation (West Chester, PA)

Shawana P. Johnson,

President, Global Marketing Insights, Inc. (Cleveland, OH)

Cecil Jowell,

Director, Trencor Limited(Cape Town, South Africa)

S. Lee Kohrman, Esq.,

Partner, Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz (Cleveland, OH)

Dana M. Marshall,

Senior Advisor, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (Washington, D.C.)

Kevin G. Nealer,

Principal and Partner, The Scowcroft Group (Washington, D.C.)

John D. Ong,

Chairman Emeritus, The B.F. Goodrich Company, United States Ambassador, Retired (Cleveland, OH)

Ross J. Pillari,

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BP America, Inc. (Bonita Springs, FL)

Herman Pirchner Jr.,

Founding President of the American Foreign Policy Council (Washington, D.C.)

Richard W. Pogue, Esq.,

Former Managing Partner, Jones Day (Cleveland, OH)

Ronald B. Richard,

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Cleveland Foundation (Cleveland, OH)

Simmi P. Singh,

Head of Healthcare Services Practice, Egon Zehnder International (Chicago, IL)

Dee Vaidya,

Vice President, Division Manager National Solutions Group, CACI (Wooster, OH)

David A. Wardell,

Baker & McKenzie LLP (Chicago, IL)

Anthony Yen,

Chairman, Tenax Corporation (Cleveland, OH)

Alfonso D. Zubizarreta,

Vice President Enterprise Solutions, Hyland Software (Cleveland, OH)