Leadership and Board of Trustees

Our Senior Leadership

The Aspen Institute is led by a president and CEO and four executive vice presidents. They are:

• Walter Isaacson, President and CEO
• Elliot Gerson, Executive Vice President of Policy and Public Programs, International Partnerships
• Amy Margerum, Executive Vice President Operations, Corporate Secretary
• Peter Reiling, Executive Vice President, Leadership and Seminar Programs
• Susan Sherwin, Executive Vice President of Development

The Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is made up of high-level individuals from the public and private sectors who have been elected by a majority of the membership of the board. The board is responsible for providing counsel to the President, as well as governance over the business, affairs, and property of the Aspen Institute. The board meets three times per year and its twelve standing committees meet regularly to discuss, in depth, the key issues facing the organization.  The committees are as follows: Executive, Trustee Affairs, Audit, Finance, Development, Marketing and Communications, Program Strategy, Seminars, Public Programs, Leadership Initiatives, Facilities and International.