ASSEMBLY OF
GLOBAL LEADERS
With a political, geographic and gender balance
President of Slovenia(2007-2012)
President of the WLA - Club de Madrid
The Board of Directors is the governing body that represents and manages the interests of the organization according to the decisions and directives of the General Assembly. It is composed of the President, the two Vice-Presidents, one member from each of the constituent foundations (FRIDE and the GFNA), the Secretary General and up to six other members – all elected by the General Assembly. The Board of Directors meets at least twice a year and is responsible for the management of the social, financial and administrative activities of the organization, the drafting and presentation to the General Assembly of overall strategies, annual programming and project proposals, annual reports, budgets and financial statements as well as the appointment of new members and new officials, always subject to the ratification of the General Assembly.
Representative of founding institution Fride
It is composed of all the former Heads of State and Government of World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM), representatives of each of the two Constituent Foundations as well as the Secretary General of the organization, all of whom shall attend with full voting rights. All other institutional and honorary members, as well as WLA-CdM advisors, may participate in the General Assembly but are not entitled to vote.
The General Assembly meets at least once a year and is responsible for the approval of the organization’s activities according to its objectives, reports prepared by the Secretariat, the incorporation of new members in WLA-CdM, the designation or ratification of the President, Vice-Presidents, the members of the Board of Directors, the Secretary General, and the approval of the organization’s fundraising strategy, annual budget and accounts.
The Advisory Committee is a permanent advisory body to the Board of Directors and the General
Assembly of WLA-CdM. The members of the Advisory Committee participate in the General
Assembly but are not entitled to vote; they may be called to attend meetings of the Board of Directors
whenever their expert opinion is required.
Dean of the IE School of Public and Global Affairs
Executive Vice-Chair of the FutureWorld Foundation
Former Executive Secretary United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Director of the Economic and Political Development Program in the School of International and Public Affairs and Fellow of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University
Professor at the Department of Political Science, Korea University
President & CEO of Anera
Professor of Political Science, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government; Director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University
VP and Chief Legal Officer, ACXIOM
Director of Augurium Consultores, Sao Paulo
Professor at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations
Academic Director of the Center for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Juan March Institute
Economic and Commercial Attaché, Spanish Embassy in Berlin
Director, Centre for Defence Studies, King's College London
Founder and CEO of Beyond Conflict
Senior Fellow & Deputy Director for Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution
Director of the Institute for sustainable development and international relations
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence, Law School and Department of Political Science, Yale University
The Secretary General is appointed by the Board of Directors and ratified by the General
Assembly. The Secretary General is responsible for the daily management of WLA-CdM as well as the coordination of the activities of the organization. He/she also
submits to the Board of Directors all the information and proposals to be approved by the
Board or submitted to the General Assembly.
Secretary General of WLA-CdM
Human Resources & Accounting Officer
Finance & General ServicesProgram Officer
ProgramsOutreach and Development Coordinator
Office of the Secretary GeneralPrograms Coordinator
ProgramsEvents Manager (interim)
Finance & General ServicesInstitutional Relations and Internal Governance Assistant
Office of the Secretary GeneralCommunications Officer
Office of the Secretary GeneralProject Financial Manager
Finance & General ServicesEvents and Programs Assistant
Finance & General Services, ProgramsChief Financial Officer
Finance & General ServicesCommunications Manager
Office of the Secretary GeneralContent and Policy Senior Advisor
ProgramsProgram Officer
ProgramsRecepcionist
Finance & General ServicesProgram Officer
ProgramsProgram Officer
ProgramsEvents Manager (on leave)
Finance & General ServicesAdministration and Outreach Officer
Finance & General Services, Office of the Secretary GeneralSecretary General Ad Honorem
Office of the Secretary General