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.
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Rising Leaders Council
| Name | Title |
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| Clara Brillembourg | Partner, International Litigation & Arbitration @ Foley Hoag LLP |
| Ben Chang | Spokesperson and Deputy Vice President of Communications @ Princeton University |
| Name | Title |
|---|
| Gerardo Diaz Bartolome | Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Argentina |
| Lauren Culbertson | Public Policy Manager @ Twitter |
| Anastasia Dellaccio | Senior Manager - Community Impact and Philanthropy, Corporate Affairs @ Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Jeff Dressler | Director, National Security Policy @ SoftBank |
| Bay Fang | President @ Radio Free Asia |
| Astri Kimball Van Dyke | Senior Counsel @ Google |
| Miriam Mahlow | Managing Director of Development and Outreach @ Human Rights Watch |
| Lawrence Manzi | Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Rwanda |
| Kezia McKeague | Director, Latin America Practice @ McLarty Associates |
| Jessica Miller | Public Affairs Manager @ Moët Hennessy |
| Artur Orkisz | Senior Advisor, Political Section, Congressional Affairs & Public Diplomacy @ Embassy of the Republic of Poland |
| Hreinn Palsson | Deputy Chief of Mission/Minister Counselor @ Embassy of Iceland |
| Jonas Parello-Plesner | Senior Fellow @ Hudson Institute |
| Shellie Purvis | Senior Vice President @ Cogent Strategies |
| Madina Qasimi | Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Afghanistan |
| Lara Romano | Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Croatia |
| Sharon Russ | Vice President @ R2C |
| Christina Sevilla | Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business @ Office of the U.S. Trade Representative |
| Oksana Shulyar | Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Ukraine |
| Nick Snyder | Special Advisor for East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific @ Office of the Vice President of the United States |
| Aaron Wodin-Schwartz | Senior Vice President, Communications & Public Policy @ Brand USA |
| Name | Title |
|---|
| Clara Brillembourg | Partner, International Litigation & Arbitration @ Foley Hoag LLP |
| Ben Chang | Spokesperson and Deputy Vice President of Communications @ Princeton University |
| Name | Title |
|---|
| Gerardo Diaz Bartolome | Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Argentina |
| Lauren Culbertson | Public Policy Manager @ Twitter |
| Anastasia Dellaccio | Senior Manager - Community Impact and Philanthropy, Corporate Affairs @ Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Jeff Dressler | Director, National Security Policy @ SoftBank |
| Bay Fang | President @ Radio Free Asia |
| Astri Kimball Van Dyke | Senior Counsel @ Google |
| Miriam Mahlow | Managing Director of Development and Outreach @ Human Rights Watch |
| Lawrence Manzi | Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Rwanda |
| Kezia McKeague | Director, Latin America Practice @ McLarty Associates |
| Jessica Miller | Public Affairs Manager @ Moët Hennessy |
| Artur Orkisz | Senior Advisor, Political Section, Congressional Affairs & Public Diplomacy @ Embassy of the Republic of Poland |
| Hreinn Palsson | Deputy Chief of Mission/Minister Counselor @ Embassy of Iceland |
| Jonas Parello-Plesner | Senior Fellow @ Hudson Institute |
| Shellie Purvis | Senior Vice President @ Cogent Strategies |
| Madina Qasimi | Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Afghanistan |
| Lara Romano | Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Croatia |
| Sharon Russ | Vice President @ R2C |
| Christina Sevilla | Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business @ Office of the U.S. Trade Representative |
| Oksana Shulyar | Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Ukraine |
| Nick Snyder | Special Advisor for East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific @ Office of the Vice President of the United States |
| Aaron Wodin-Schwartz | Senior Vice President, Communications & Public Policy @ Brand USA |
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