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
Rakesh Surampudi
Cultural Affairs Officer
Embassy of the United States of America in Italy
U.S. Members
- Timothy Martin
Adjunct Professor of Music. American University of Rome - William Marvin
Financial Officer — Treasury Operation branch. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - William B. McGurn III
Senior Counsel. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP - Marc Robbins
President and CEO dell’American Academy in Rome, NY - Christina Tomlinson
Minister Counselor for Public Affairs. U.S. Embassy to Italy
Vice Presidente
Cecilia Piccioni
Minister Plenipotentiary, Directorate-Central for the Promotion of the Italian Language and Culture
Directorate-General for the Country Promotion, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (DGSP)
Italian Members
- Federica Olivares
President Edizioni Olivares - Giovanni Antonino Puglisi
Rector, University of Enna Kore. Vice-President, Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani - Gianni Riotta
Columnist at La Stampa. Member of the Advisory Council of the Dept of Italian and French of Princeton University and of the Council of Foreign Affairs - Maria Letizia Santangelo
Embassy Counselor. Head of the Unit for Northern America, Directorate-General for Political Affairs and Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation - Francesco Starace
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Enel Spa