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
Filippo La Rosa
Minister Plenipotentiary. Deputy Director General. Central Director for the Promotion of the Italian Language, Culture, and Territories. Directorate General for Export Growth and Promotion – DGCE. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Italian Members
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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.
Member of the Advisory Council of the Department of French and Italian at Princeton University and of the Council on Foreign Affairs.
Co-Director, Luiss University.
MACOM Master’s Program. -
Francesco Meucci
Counselor of Legation.
Head of Office XII – North America Unit.
Directorate General for Political and Security Affairs – DGAP.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. -
Ing. Francesco Starace
Partner @EQT Infrastructure.
EQT Partners S.r.l., Milan
Vice Chair
Anne L. Seshadri
Cultural Attaché. Embassy of the United States in Italy.
U.S. Members
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Marco M Elser
Partner at LONSIN Capital and Founder Member of Operation Smile Italia
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Timothy Martin
Professor of Music. American University of Rome.
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William B. McGurn III
Partner Emeritus, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
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Karen Schinnerer
Minister Counselor for Public Diplomacy. Embassy of the United States in Italy.
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Aliza S. Wong
Director. American Academy in Rome.