Rising Leaders Council (RLC)
Established in 2012, the Rising Leaders Council at Meridian forms a distinguished network of mid-career professionals from diverse sectors and disciplines who support Meridian’s mission of global leadership and non-partisan public diplomacy.
Council members are leaders from the foreign diplomatic community, public, and private sectors, who work together to foster a substantive exchange of ideas on global leadership.
The Council’s engaging DC-based dinners feature dialogues that focus on international issues of importance and relevance to Meridian and Council members, and offer guests a neutral forum for exploring key issues, sharing perspectives, and strengthening peer relationships. Rising Leaders Council events are by invitation only. Attendees are selected from Meridian's broad network of cross-sector leaders.
Rising Leaders Council
Name |
Title |
Clara Brillembourg
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Partner, International Litigation & Arbitration @ Foley Hoag LLP
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Ben Chang
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Spokesperson and Deputy Vice President of Communications @ Princeton University
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Anastasia Dellaccio
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Senior Manager - Community Impact and Philanthropy, Corporate Affairs @ Booz Allen Hamilton
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Kezia McKeague
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Director, Latin America Practice @ McLarty Associates
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Name |
Title |
Lauren Culbertson
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Head of U.S. Public Policy @ Twitter
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Arathi Devandran
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First Secretary, Information @ Embassy of the Republic of Singapore
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Jeff Dressler
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Partner @ SoftBank Group International
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Bay Fang
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President @ Radio Free Asia
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Sajit Gandhi
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Senior Professional Staff Member @ House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Mercedes García Pérez
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Head of Global Issues and Innovation @ Delegation of the European Union to the United States
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Suzanne Kianpour
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Foreign Affairs Journalist @ BBC News
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Astri Kimball Van Dyke
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Senior Counsel @ Google
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Derek Luyten
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Executive Director @ House Democracy Partnership
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Miriam Mahlow
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Senior Vice President @ Coty
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Lawrence Manzi
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Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Rwanda
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Jessica Miller
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Senior Director, Corporate Affairs and Communication @ LVMH Inc.
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Maryam Mujica
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Vice President, Global Government Affairs @ Shopify
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Shilpa Nadhan
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Director, Human Rights Policy @ The Walt Disney Company
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Artur Orkisz
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Senior Advisor, Congressional Affairs @ Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington D.C.
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Jonas Parello-Plesner
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Executive Director @ Alliance of Democracies Foundation
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Shellie Purvis
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Managing Director @ Cogent Strategies
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Madina Qasimi
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Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Afghanistan
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Andy Rabens
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Director for Global Engagement and Multilateral Diplomacy @ National Security Council
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Sharon Russ
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Vice President @ R2C
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Xanthe Scharff
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CEO and Co-Founder @ The Fuller Project
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Christina Sevilla
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Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business @ Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
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Oksana Shulyar
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Consultant, Digital Development Global Practice @ World Bank
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Nick Snyder
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Foreign Service Officer @ U.S. Department of State
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Aaron Wodin-Schwartz
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Senior Vice President, Communications & Public Policy @ Brand USA
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Name |
Title |
Clara Brillembourg
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Partner, International Litigation & Arbitration @ Foley Hoag LLP
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Ben Chang
|
Spokesperson and Deputy Vice President of Communications @ Princeton University
|
Anastasia Dellaccio
|
Senior Manager - Community Impact and Philanthropy, Corporate Affairs @ Booz Allen Hamilton
|
Kezia McKeague
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Director, Latin America Practice @ McLarty Associates
|
Name |
Title |
Lauren Culbertson
|
Head of U.S. Public Policy @ Twitter
|
Arathi Devandran
|
First Secretary, Information @ Embassy of the Republic of Singapore
|
Jeff Dressler
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Partner @ SoftBank Group International
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Bay Fang
|
President @ Radio Free Asia
|
Sajit Gandhi
|
Senior Professional Staff Member @ House Foreign Affairs Committee
|
Mercedes García Pérez
|
Head of Global Issues and Innovation @ Delegation of the European Union to the United States
|
Suzanne Kianpour
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Foreign Affairs Journalist @ BBC News
|
Astri Kimball Van Dyke
|
Senior Counsel @ Google
|
Derek Luyten
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Executive Director @ House Democracy Partnership
|
Miriam Mahlow
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Senior Vice President @ Coty
|
Lawrence Manzi
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Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Rwanda
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Jessica Miller
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Senior Director, Corporate Affairs and Communication @ LVMH Inc.
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Maryam Mujica
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Vice President, Global Government Affairs @ Shopify
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Shilpa Nadhan
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Director, Human Rights Policy @ The Walt Disney Company
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Artur Orkisz
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Senior Advisor, Congressional Affairs @ Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington D.C.
|
Jonas Parello-Plesner
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Executive Director @ Alliance of Democracies Foundation
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Shellie Purvis
|
Managing Director @ Cogent Strategies
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Madina Qasimi
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Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Afghanistan
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Andy Rabens
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Director for Global Engagement and Multilateral Diplomacy @ National Security Council
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Sharon Russ
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Vice President @ R2C
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Xanthe Scharff
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CEO and Co-Founder @ The Fuller Project
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Christina Sevilla
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Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business @ Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
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Oksana Shulyar
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Consultant, Digital Development Global Practice @ World Bank
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Nick Snyder
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Foreign Service Officer @ U.S. Department of State
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Aaron Wodin-Schwartz
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Senior Vice President, Communications & Public Policy @ Brand USA
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