Organizing Committee

The Organizing Committee contributes their leadership, experience, and counsel to build an unforgettable World Culture Festival IV

As of September 20, 2023

Rob Trombold

Rob Trombold

President, Art of Living
Convener, World Culture Festival
David M. Rubenstein

David M. Rubenstein

Co-Founder and Co-Chairman,
The Carlyle Group
Chairman, John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts

Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Chair, United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom
Associate Dean and Director of
Global Social Action Agenda,
Simon Wiesenthal Center

Dr. Alfred Balitzer

Dr. Alfred Balitzer

Chairman, Pacific Research & Strategies,
Senior Fellow and Board of Trustees,
Claremont Graduate University,
Board of Trustees, Sri Sri University

Ann Luskey

Ann Luskey

Founder and Trustee, Charlotte’s Web

Anupam Satyasheel

Anupam Satyasheel

Founder & CEO – Occams Advisory, Inc.
Board Member – Child | Literacy

Chaudhary

Nirvana Chaudhary

Managing Director,
Chaudhary Group

 
Chirag Patel

Chirag Patel

President and CEO,
Amneal Pharmaceuticals

Courteney Monroe

Courteney Monroe

President, National Geographic
Global Television Networks

The Honorable Francisco Sanchez

The Honorable Francisco Sanchez

Former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce, US Department of Commerce

The Honorable Jo Leinen

The Honorable Jo Leinen

Former Member, European Parliament

Louis Gagnon

Louis Gagnon

Founder and CEO, Regenerative Group

The Honorable Luis Moreno Ocampo

The Honorable
Luis Moreno Ocampo

Founding Prosecutor, International Court of Justice

Madhu Rao

Madhu Rao

Former CEO, Shangri-La Group

Dr. Manoj K. Jain

Dr. Manoj K. Jain

Founder and President,
Mid-South Infectious Disease Associates

Mike Perlis

Mike Perlis

Vice Chairman, Forbes Media

M.R. Rangaswami

M.R. Rangaswami

Founder, Indiaspora Forum and CorporateEco Forum
Managing Director, Sand Hill Group

H.E. Nirj Deva, DL, FRSA

H.E. Nirj Deva, DL, FRSA

Presidential Envoy to Western Europe & Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth Union; Former Vice President for International Development, European Parliament

Prem Jain

Prem Jain

Co-Founder
Pensando Systems, now the Networking Solutions Group AMDPensando

Randi Weingarten

Randi Weingarten

President,
American Federation of Teachers

Ranvir Trehan

Ranvir Trehan

Trustee, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

HRH Ambassador Reema Bint Bandar

HRH Ambassador
Reema Bint Bandar
Al Saud

Ambassador of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia to the United States

Reginald (Reggie) Van Lee

Reginald (Reggie) Van Lee

Partner and Chief Transformation Officer, Carlyle Group

Rodney Mims Cook, Jr.

Rodney Mims Cook, Jr.

President, National Monuments Foundation

Sanjay Pradhan

Sanjay Pradhan

Chief Executive Officer, Open Government Partnership

Shekar Narasimhan

Shekar Narasimhan

Managing Partner, Beekman Advisors
President, Dharma Into Action Foundation (DhIA)

Dr. Sreenivas Reddy, MD

Dr. Sreenivas Reddy, MD

Vascular Interventional Radiologist

The Honorable John Sarbanes

Steve Preston

CEO,
Goodwill Industries

Tim Draper

Tim Draper

Founder
Draper Associates, DFJ
Draper Venture Network
Draper University

Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

Former Congressman, Ohio’s 13th District

Tonya Kinlow

Tonya Kinlow

Vice President of Community Engagement, Advocacy, and Government Affairs, Children’s National Hospital
Chair, Board of Directors,
DC Chamber of Commerce

Vida Ali

Vida Ali

Co-owner, Ben’s Chili Bowl 
Board of Directors, DC Chamber of Commerce

Ambassador Vijay Nambiar

Ambassador Vijay Nambiar

Former Chef-de-Cabinet, Special Ambassador to Myanmar, United Nations

Vivek Paul

Vivek Paul

Adjunct Professor, Stanford University Former CEO, Wipro Limited