About the United States
Institute of Peace
The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution established and funded by Congress. The Institute provides analysis, training, and tools to help prevent, manage, and end violent international conflicts, promote stability, and professionalize the field of peacebuilding.
Chairman of the Board: J. Robinson West
Vice Chairman: George E. Moose
President: Richard H. Solomon
Executive Vice President: Tara Sonenshine
Chief Financial Officer: Michael Graham
Board of Directors
J. Robinson West (Chair), Chairman, PFC Energy
George E. Moose (Vice Chairman), Adjunct Professor of Practice, The George Washington University
Anne H. Cahn, Former Scholar in Residence, American University
Chester A. Crocker, James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
Ikram U. Khan, President, Quality Care Consultants, LLC
Stephen D. Krasner, Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations, Stanford University
Jeremy A. Rabkin, Professor, George Mason School of Law
Judy Van Rest, Executive Vice President, International Republican Institute
Nancy Zirkin, Executive Vice President, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Members ex officio
Michael H. Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
James N. Miller, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ann E. Rondeau, Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy; President, National Defense University
Richard H. Solomon, President, United States Institute of Peace (nonvoting)