En
Home » Commission Board of Directors

Commission board of Directors

Commission board of Directors
The Board of the U.S.- Italy Fulbright Commission is composed of 12 members, 6 Americans and 6 Italians.
The positions of Chair and Vice Chair rotate each year between a representative of the Italian Government and a representative of the Government of the United States.

Chair

Karen Shinnerer

Cultural Attaché. Embassy of the United States in Italy, Rome.

U.S. Members

  • Rachel Cooke

    Minister Counselor for Public Diplomacy. Office of Public Affairs. U.S. Embassy in Italy.

  • Timothy Martin

    Adjunct Professor of Music. American University of Rome.

  • William Marvin

    Deputy Director.
    Finance Division (CSF).
    Corporate Logistics and Operational Support Stream.
    United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

  • William B. McGurn III

    Senior Counsel. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

  • Aliza S. Wong

    Director. American Academy in Rome.

Vice Chair

Filippo La Rosa

Plenipotentiary Minister. Deputy Director General. Principal Director for the Promotion of the Italian Culture and Language. Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Italian Members

  • Federica Olivares

    Director, International Program in Public and Cultural Diplomacy at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
    Special Advisor for Public Diplomacy to EEAS, EU Commission, Bruxelles.
    President, Edizioni Olivares.

  • Giovanni Antonino Puglisi

    Rector Emeritus and Professor Emeritus.
    President CDA, University IULM of Milano.

  • Gianni Riotta

    Columnist, La Stampa and Foreign Policy.
    Visiting Professor, Princeton University.
    Director Master in Journalism and Multimedia Communication and of the Data Lab Research Center, Luiss University.

  • Maria Letizia Santangelo

    Embassy Counselor. ​Head of Unit-North America. Directorate-General for Political Affairs and Security. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation​​.

  • Ing. Francesco Starace

    Partner @EQT Infrastructure.
    Chairman Board of Trustees SBTi.
    Chairman Governing Board SEforALL.
    Trustee American Academy in Rome.