Board Leadership Board of Trustees Dr. George Faris, Chairman Chairman, Faris Group, Inc. Mr. Jamil Iskandar, Vice Chairman Chairman & General Manager, DRHTC, SAL Mr. Joseph Maroun, Secretary Owner, Caravan Trading Company Mr. Richard Abdoo Retired Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Energy Corporation Mrs. Taline Avakian Owner, Avakian Jewelry Mr. Ronald Cruikshank Retired Senior Corporate Counsel, Omnicom Group, Inc. Dr. Charles Elachi Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Vice President, California Institute of Technology Mr. Antoine Frem President & Chief Executive Officer, INDEVCO Mr. Arthur Gabriel Secretary Treasurer, Gabriel Brothers Mr. William Haddad Managing Director, MACE Contractors Ltd. Mr. Wadih (Bill) Jordan President, Near East Pharma Mr. Walid Katibah Engineer, Office of Engineer Walid Katibah H.E. Amb. John Kelly President, John Kelly Consulting, Inc. Former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Rev. David Maxwell Editor, Geneva Press Dr. Mary Mikhael President, Near East School of Theology Ms. Maureen Mitchell Managing Director, Bear Stearns Mr. Richard Orfalea Retired Corporate Banker Mr. Todd Petzel Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Azimuth Asset Management LLP Mr. Fred Rogers Vice President & Treasurer, Carleton College H.E. Minister Mohamad Safadi Minister of Transportation Chairman, Safadi Group Holding
Sheikh Abul Aziz Al Turki President, Rawabi Holding
Mr. Zuhair Boulos Engineer
Dr. John T. Wholihan Dean, College of Business Administration
H.E. Amb. Gilbert Chaghoury Ambassador
Emeritus Trustees
Mr. Raphael Debbane Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Debbane Freres, SAL
Mr. Jose Abizaid Retired Executive
Mrs. Eva Farha LAU Alumna
Dr. Amal Kurban Professor of Dermatology, Vice Chairman for Academic & Clinical Affairs, Boston University, School of Medicine and Medical Center
Mr. Enan Galaly Senior Advisor, International Association of University Presidents
Mr. Wilbert F. Newton Retired Executive
Ex-Officio Trustees Dr. Paul F. Boulos Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, MWH Soft, Inc. Rev. Joseph Kassab General Secretary, National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon Rev. Dr. Victor Makari Coordinator for the Middle East and Europe, Presbyterian Church (USA) Dr. Joseph G. Jabbra President, Lebanese American University Dr. Camille Issa Senate Chair, LAU Faculty Representative
Board of International Advisors Dr. Paul F. Boulos, Chairman Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, MWH Soft, Inc. Dr. Nadim Daouk, Vice Chairman President, INFOEL Mrs. Youmna Salame, Secretary LAU Alumna Mr. Raymond Audi Chairman & General Manager, Bank Audi SAL, Audi Saradar Group Dr. François Bassil Chairman and General Manager, Byblos Bank, SAL
Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali Retired Ambassador Sheikh Fouad el Khazen Chairman, Banque de L’Industrie et du Travail Mr. Samer Khoury Executive Vice President, Consolidated Contractors Company Rev. George Mourad Representative, National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon Mr. Charles Muller Representative, National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon Mr. Akram Saab Engineer Mr. Omar Sawaf Founder, Merchant/Investment Bank Mr. Philip Stoltzfus Chief Executive Officer, Thayer Brook Partners, LLP Mr. Peter Tanous President, Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC Mr. Jacob H. Yahiayan Managing Director, Continental Advisory Services
Ex-Officio Members Rev. Joseph Kassab General Secretary, National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon Dr. Joseph G. Jabbra President, Lebanese American University Dr. Camille Issa Senate Chair, LAU Faculty Representative
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