Motivated by our mission to educate students to become global citizens, our staff leads by example. From a highly-experienced executive team to our Center Directors on site, we set the standard for what it means to be a global citizen. Meet some of our key leadership team from our Chicago headquarters and Centers abroad.
President Emerita and Trustee Professor of Legal Studies Emerita
Claremont McKenna College
Retired Operating Division President
Kraft Foods
President of the University of Missouri System
Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Columbia
President Emeritus and University Professor
University of Richmond
CEO, Rewards Network
IES Abroad Vienna 1968-69
Managing Director, Golden Seeds
Former Partner, Charterhouse Equity Partners
Managing Partner
Asian Century Quest
Senior Vice President, Director of Sustainable Investment Research
Ariel Investments
Lecturer
University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Chancellor
Indiana University Bloomington
Professor of Nursing and Global Health
Adjunct Professor of Policy and Governance
University of Washington
Co-Founder & Former CEO
ZS Associates
Adjunct Faculty
London School of Business
IES Abroad Vienna 1979
Trustee
College of Wooster, Diamond Hill Funds, and Frost Valley YMCA
Chairman and CEO
Asco Pompe S.r.l.
Managing Director
TRIAD Capital Management
Trustee
CEO, Lever for Change
Senior Advisor, Collaborative Philanthropy and Fellows, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
Managing Director & Head of Pricoa Capital Group
& Managing Director & Partner, Prudential Capital Partners
President and CEO
IES Abroad
Senior Portfolio Manager and Domestic Director of Research at Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing
Kellogg School of Management
Director of International Education and Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Professor of Politics and Law
Washington and Lee University
President
Wofford College
IES Abroad Durham 1973
Retired
Former Director & Senior Credit Consultant
Moody's Analytics
Founder
Higher Education Advisors LLC
President Emerita and Trustee Professor of Legal Studies Emerita
Claremont McKenna College
Managing Director
TRIAD Capital Management
Retired Operating Division President
Kraft Foods
Trustee
President of the University of Missouri System
Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Columbia
CEO, Lever for Change
Senior Advisor, Collaborative Philanthropy and Fellows, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
President Emeritus and University Professor
University of Richmond
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
CEO, Rewards Network
Managing Director & Head of Pricoa Capital Group
& Managing Director & Partner, Prudential Capital Partners
IES Abroad Vienna 1968-69
Managing Director, Golden Seeds
Former Partner, Charterhouse Equity Partners
President and CEO
IES Abroad
Managing Partner
Asian Century Quest
Senior Portfolio Manager and Domestic Director of Research at Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Senior Vice President, Director of Sustainable Investment Research
Ariel Investments
Lecturer
University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing
Kellogg School of Management
Chancellor
Indiana University Bloomington
Director of International Education and Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Professor of Politics and Law
Washington and Lee University
Professor of Nursing and Global Health
Adjunct Professor of Policy and Governance
University of Washington
President
Wofford College
Co-Founder & Former CEO
ZS Associates
Adjunct Faculty
London School of Business
IES Abroad Durham 1973
Retired
Former Director & Senior Credit Consultant
Moody's Analytics
IES Abroad Vienna 1979
Trustee
College of Wooster, Diamond Hill Funds, and Frost Valley YMCA
Founder
Higher Education Advisors LLC
Chairman and CEO
Asco Pompe S.r.l.
Emeritus Board of Directors
Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
James Bryant Conant University Professor
Harvard University
COO/Executive Vice President
EDC Technology
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
Professor in Public and International Affairs
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Director
Princeton University Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies
Executive Vice President
Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management
President
MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid
Former President
Pacific Lutheran University
VP and General Manager
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
President
Holland Partners, Inc.
Managing Partner
Jaguar Growth Partners
Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
James Bryant Conant University Professor
Harvard University
Former President
Pacific Lutheran University
COO/Executive Vice President
EDC Technology
VP and General Manager
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
President
Holland Partners, Inc.
Professor in Public and International Affairs
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Director
Princeton University Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies
Managing Partner
Jaguar Growth Partners
Executive Vice President
Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management
President
MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid
Global Leadership Series
Learn more about our global leaders in the IES Abroad community—staff, faculty, students, and friends—and their areas of expertise through our Global Leadership SerIES and Fireside Chats with Fascinating Faculty!
“Our team amazes me every single day, and because they excel and care, it motivates me to do my best work. They’re rock stars, all of them.”Abby B. • Chief Communications Officer at IES Abroad
