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

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
  • Aliza S. Wong
    Director. American Academy in Rome
  • Christina Tomlinson
    Minister Counselor for Public Affairs. U.S. Embassy to Italy

    Vice President

    Alessandro De Pedys

    Minister Plenipotentiary, Director General/Principal Director for the promotion of the Italian Culture and Language. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
    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