Governance & Administration

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is governed by a Board of Trustees. Its nine members were chosen to provide an understanding of higher education, selection processes, and the operation of a charitable trust. Its members are:

George Bugliarello
Chancellor
Polytechnic University

Peter A. Georgescu
Chairman
Emeritus Young & Rubicam Inc.

J. Michael Graglia
Consultant
Boston Consulting Group

David E. McKinney
Executive Secretary
Thomas J. Watson Foundation

Lawrence C. McQuade
President
River Capital Management

N.J. Nicholas Jr.
Investor and volunteer

Daisy M. Soros
Philanthropist and volunteer

Jeffrey P. Soros
Writer

Catharine R. Stimpson
Graduate Dean of Arts & Sciences
New York University

Its Senior Advisors are:

Paul Soros
President
Paul Soros Investments

In addition, the Soros Fellowships have a National Advisory Council, distinguished New Americans who take a personal interest in the assistance of the next generation of New Americans. They are:

Hanna Holborn Gray
President Emeritus
The University of Chicago

Vartan Gregorian
President
Carnegie Corporation of New York

Rajat Kumar Gupta
Senior Partner Worldwide, McKinsey & Company, Inc.

Hon. Henry A. Kissinger
Statesman
Nobel Laureate

Bette Bao Lord
Author
Chair, Freedom House

Peter Martins
Ballet Master-in-Chief
The New York City Ballet

Philippe de Montebello
Director
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rafael Viñoly
Architect

Torsten N. Wiesel
President
Emeritus The Rockefeller University Nobel Laureate

Fareed Zakaria
Editor
Newsweek International

Administering the program are two members of the staff: Dr. Warren Ilchman, Program Director, a former professor, college president and foundation executive and Ms. Carmel Geraghty, Program Officer, an art historian, formerly with the National Museum of Ireland and the Frick Collection, and a recent citizen of the US.