Think Creative - Issue 1

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On Board!

Clockwise from top left: Nisha Desai Biswal, Andrew Natsios, Fernando Reimers, David M. Rodriguez, M. Osman Siddique, Anthony A. Williams

Six distinguished experts in development, diplomacy and multilateral relations will form Creative Associates Internation- al’s Global Advisory Board. “We are proud to have this outstanding team of experts whose guidance will contribute to the continuing success of Creative as a leading global development company,” says Leland Kruvant, President and CEO of Creative. “They will play an important role in providing their special experience and in- sight into today’s development landscape and future trends.” Kruvant, who will chair Creative’s Global Advisory Board, says it is a non-governing body that will provide advice to the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors.

represented the United States in diplomatic posts, as well as being appointed by the Secretary of State as a Board Member of the East- West Center. Siddique is a private sector entrepreneur and executive who founded International Travel Tech- nologies, ITT/Travelogue and CorpNet International. Williams led the resurgence of the nation’s capital from 1999 to 2007. Today, formerMayor Williams is the CEO of the non-profit Federal City Coun- cil and a BoardMember of the Bipartisan Policy Center. Earlier this year, he traveled to South Africa to lead dis- cussions on best practices in citymanagement and urban revitalization.

currently the Director of the Scowcroft Institute of In- ternational Affairs at Texas A&MUniversity. 3. Fernando Reimers : Profes- sor Reimers is the Ford Foun- dation Professor of Practice in International Education and the Director of the Global Ed- ucation Initiative at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. 4. DavidM. Rodriguez : Gen. Rodriguez served as the Commander of the U.S. Africa Command, Commander of International Security Assis- tance Force-Joint Command, andDeputy Commander of U.S. Forces – Afghanistan. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2016 and today is a consultant. 5. M. Osman Siddique : For- mer Ambassador Siddique

6. Anthony A. Williams : Former two-termMayor

1. Nisha Desai Biswal : Biswal served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Assistant Administrator for Asia at the U.S. Agency for Interna- tional Development, and as a professional staff member in Congress. Biswal is currently a Senior Advisor with the Albright Stonebridge Group

and a Board Member with the Institute for Sustainable Communities. 2. Andrew Natsios : Natsios led the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1993 to 1998. He was also named Special Envoy to Sudan and CEO of Boston’s “Big Dig” tunnel construc- tion project. Natsios is

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