Gorbachev Foundation of North America

The "core mission" of the Gorbachev Foundation of North America (GFNA), according to the organization's web site, "is to contribute to the strengthening and spread of democracy and economic liberalization through a program of advocacy, research, and education. GFNA assembles the world's most innovative experts to clarify the myriad of issues which all nations confront, and to develop sustainable policies. A non-partisan organization, GFNA examines the social economic and technological forces that influence democratization. GFNA was established in April 1997, and is located at Northeastern University in Renaissance Park." It is a non-profit public charity with 501(c)(3) status.


 * Anthony Jones - Executive Director

Staff

 * Mikhail Gorbachev, President
 * George J. Matthews, Chairman
 * Diego Hidalgo
 * Michael D. Intriligator - Senior Fellow

Funding

 * Corporate Sponsor: Central European Media Enterprises Group


 * U.S.-Russia Business Council
 * Canada-Russia Program in Corporate Governance
 * Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation

People
Accessed June 2012:

Staff
 * Mikhail Gorbachev President
 * George J. Matthews Chairman
 * T. Anthony Jones Vice President and Executive Director
 * Amy Miller Executive Assistant to the Chairman and Executive Director
 * Alexander Likhotal Executive Vice President
 * Sheila M. Puffer, Ph.D Program Director
 * Robert A. Skelly Vice Chairman/Founding Director
 * Robert P. Walker Vice Chairman

Founding Directors
 * George D. Behrakis, Frederick H. Chicos, George G. Chryssis, Diego Hidalgo, Roger M. Marino, Ben Mathis, Ronald L. Rossetti, Robert A. Skelly

Sustaining Directors
 * George E. Danis

Senior Fellows
 * Graham Allen, Barry Bluestone , Oleg T. Bogomolov , Kim Campbell, John M. Deutch , Jorge Dominguez , Grzegorz Ekiert , Jose Maria Figueres Olsen , Marshall Goldman , Andrew Graham , Eugene Habiger , Diego Hidalgo, Michael Intriligator , Carl Kaysen, Byung-Kook Kim , Lawrence R. Klein , Hanna Suchocka , Paul Welfens

Contact
The Gorbachev Foundation of North America Renaissance Park 1135 Tremont Street Boston, Massachusetts 02120-2178 Phone: 617 262-4122 FAX: 617 262-9942 Email: info@gfna.net URL: www.gfna.net