Institute of the Americas

Institute of the Americas

"The Institute was founded in 1983 to improve the opportunities for and relationships among companies and individuals who currently conduct or hope to conduct business in the Americas." 

"Inaugurated in 1983 at the initiative of the Gildred Foundation and the University of California, San Diego, the Institute of the Americas has in its first 20 years become a leading institution in United States-Latin American cooperation.

"Its mission is to be a catalyst for promoting economic development and integration, emphasizing the role of the private sector, as a means to improve the economic and social well-being of the people of the Americas...

"The Institute brings together business and government leaders in forums designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas, seek ways in which they can collaborate to clarify the rules and regulations necessary for private activity to flourish and implement effective policy.

"The original vision for the Institute was the work of two men, Theodore E. Gildred, Jr., a San Diego developer and former American Ambassador to Argentina, and Richard Atkinson, former Chancellor of UCSD and now President of the University of California. These men believed that the kind of collaborative, entrepreneurial ventures which the university has fostered in the scientific and technical fields should be possible in the international arena as well. The Institute was headed in its early years by the late Dr. Joseph Grunwald, an economist from the Brookings Institution. Amb. Paul H. Boeker, a former career U.S. diplomat, became the president of the Institute until his passing in March, 2003. Amb. Jeffrey Davidow, also a career FSO holding the highest ranking in the diplomatic service, assumed this position in June, 2003. Amb. Davidow's last post was as U.S. ambassador to Mexico.

"One of the secrets of the Institute's success is that it has concentrated on Latin American policies and reforms and the opportunities they open for private sector collaboration across borders. The Institute's work has earned it support in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and increasingly the rest of Latin America. Private foundations such as the Hewlett Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Pew Charitable Trusts, have all provided significant grants to the Institute. The World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and several economic agencies of the U.S. government have also provided financial support to Institute programs over the years. The corporate sector in the U.S. and Latin America has recognized the value of the Institute's work and has now become the Institute's largest source of funding."  Members In 1998 one of their corporate members was the Capital Group Companies. 

Supporters
William L. and Mary Kay Friend 2001 Annual Report
 * Theodore E. Gildred Family
 * Mr. & Mrs. David R. Weaver
 * Hojel-Schumacher Foundation
 * Duke Energy
 * JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 * SAIC
 * INTESA
 * Telcordia Technologies
 * Sempra Energy
 * AES Corporation
 * EnCana
 * Caterpillar, Inc.
 * Chevron
 * CMS Energy Corporation
 * El Paso Corporation
 * ExxonMobil
 * PSEG Americas
 * GE Fund
 * ENRON South America
 * TCW Group, Inc.
 * Techint Group
 * Polycom
 * Michael Wilson
 * Stockton Products
 * Mr. and Mrs. C. Kent Jespersen
 * Barbara Otto
 * Nancy Englander
 * Ambassador and Mrs. Paul H. Boeker
 * Anonymous
 * Susanna Sancovsky
 * Santiago Soldati
 * Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto Rubio
 * E. Michael Bradley
 * John Norton
 * Senator and Mrs. Edgardo Boeninger
 * Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bell
 * Mr. and Mrs. M. Peter McPherson

Directors 2007
Source
 * Manuel Arango - Mexican Foundation for Environmental Education (FUNDEA)
 * Diego E. Arria - The Columbus Group
 * Pedro Aspe - Protego Asesores
 * Richard C. Atkinson - University of California
 * Enrique Robinson Bours Grupo Industrial Bachoco S.A. de C.V.
 * Madeleine Brachet - Grupo Inversión, S.A. de C.V.
 * E. Michael Bradley - Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
 * Malin Burnham - The Burnham Foundation
 * Peter F. Cowhey - University of California San Diego
 * Nelson W. Cunningham - Kissinger McLarty Associates
 * Jeffrey Davidow - Institute of the Americas
 * Marye Anne Fox - UCSD - University of California, San Diego
 * Theodore Gildred - The Lomas Santa Fe Group
 * Theodore E. Gildred - The Lomas Santa Fe Group
 * Ignacio Hernandez - MexGrocer.com LLC
 * Richard C. Hojel - Corporacion FRIGUSTHERME
 * Darcel Hulse - Sempra LNG Corporation
 * Fernando Jaramillo - BP Exploration Company (Colombia) Ltd.
 * Paul Levi - SAIC
 * Gaston Luken - Institute of the Americas
 * Alireza Moshiri - Chevron Latin America Upstream
 * Decio Fabricio Oddone - Petrobras
 * Rene G. Ortiz - Association of Oil Companies of Ecuador
 * Mario Piantoni - Skanska Latin America
 * Georgina Serrano-Romero - Raserver, Inc.
 * Fernando Solana - Solana y Asociados
 * Santiago T. Soldati - Sociedad Comercial del Plata
 * Ken Stickland - TransAlta
 * Robert S. Sullivan - University of California, San Diego
 * Javier Trevino - CEMEX
 * David R. Weaver - WebGen Systems, Inc.
 * Charles J. Wortman - Banco J.P. Morgan

Directors (as of 2001)
2001 Annual Report pdf
 * William L. Friend - Chairman
 * Ellis Armstrong
 * James Bannantine
 * Javier Baz
 * Paul H. Boeker
 * Madeleine Brachet
 * E. Michael Bradley
 * Reynaldo Andre Brandt
 * Roger D. Brown
 * Magdalena Carral
 * Juan Claro González
 * Peter F. Cowhey
 * Robert C. Dynes
 * Victor J. Fryling
 * Theodore E. Gildred, III
 * Theodore E. Gildred
 * José Graña Miró Quesada
 * Pedro Haas García
 * Phyllis S. Hojel
 * Darcel Hulse
 * Gastón Luken Aguilar
 * Gwyn Morgan
 * Alireza Moshiri
 * Brian D. O’Neill
 * Rene Ortiz
 * Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego
 * Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
 * Santiago T. Soldati
 * David R. Weaver

Directors (as of 1996)
1996 Annual Report pdf
 * C. Kent Jespersen, Chairman - President, Nova Gas International, Ltd., Canada
 * Julio Manuel Ayerbe - CEO, Organización Corona, Colombia
 * James Bannantine - Principal, Latin America, Enron International, USA
 * William F. Black - Chief of Protocol for the State of California, USA
 * Paul H. Boeker - President, Institute of the Americas, USA
 * Paul Deutz - Chairman, Totem Enterprises, Inc., USA
 * Robert C. Dynes - Chancellor, University of California, San Diego, USA
 * Nancy Englander - Senior Vice President, Capital International, Inc. USA
 * Richard Feinberg - Dean, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego, USA
 * Donald E. Felsinger - President & CEO, San Diego Gas & Electric, An Enova Company, USA
 * William L. Friend - Director, Bechtel Group, Inc., USA
 * Theodore E. Gildred - Chairman of the Board, The Lomas Santa Fe and InterAmericana Groups, USA
 * Alex Gonzalez - President, G.C.M. Group, Inc., USA
 * Pedro Haas - Managing Director, Latin America, Koch Industries International de México, S.A. de C.V., Mexico
 * Manuel Hernandez Gabilondo - CEO, Grupo Centra, Mexico
 * Phyllis S. Hojel - Chairman, The Hojel-Schumacher Foundation, USA
 * Henrietta Holsman Fore - President, The Holsman Companies, USA
 * James D. Jameson - President, LIDCO, Inc., USA
 * R.T. McNamar - Vice Chairman, AmTec, Inc. USA
 * Marcilio Marques Moreira - Senior International Advisor, Merrill Lynch, Brazil
 * Brian O'Neill - Latin American Executive, The Chase Manhattan Bank, USA
 * Barbara Z. Otto - Group Executive Vice President, Bank of America, USA
 * Bruno Philippi Irarrazaval - President, CHILGENER, Chile
 * Robert E. Price - President, Price Enterprises, USA
 * Agostino Rocca - President & CEO, Techint, Argentina
 * Susanna Sancovsky - Executive Director, S. Sancovsky & Associados, Brazil
 * Santiago T. Soldati - Chairman, Sociedad Comercial del Plata S.A., Argentina
 * Komal Sri-Kumar - Managing Director, Trust Company of the West, USA
 * Andres Sosa Pietri - Chairman, Grupo CNVC.A., Venezuela
 * Pedro Vallenilla - President & CEO, VENEPAL, S.A.C.A., Venezuela
 * Gustavo Vollmer A. - President, Corporación Palmar S.A.-CORPALMAR, Venezuela
 * David Weaver - Chairman & CEO, Intercap Investments, Inc., USA
 * Michael H. Wilson - Chairman, Michael Wilson International, Canada
 * David Winfield - Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Northern Telecom Ltd., Canada
 * Peter H. Smith, Academic Advisor - Director of Latin American Studies, University of California, San Diego, USA

International Council (as of 1996)
1996 Annual Report pdf
 * Alfonso C. Araiza, Jr. - San Diego Gas & Electric, An Enova Company
 * Randolph P. Mann - Edison Capital
 * Greg Barr - Solar Turbines, Inc.
 * Russell A. Bennett - Sharp Healthcare International Services
 * Lowell Blankfort - Blankfort Unlimited, Inc.
 * John W. Brooks - Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps
 * John E. Buehler, Jr. - Energy Investors Funds
 * Chris Simpson - Qualcomm, Inc.
 * Aaron Feldman - Sunroad Enterprises
 * Brent F. Harvey - Parsons Latin America
 * Maurice & Charmaine Kaplan - Rancho Santa Fe, CA
 * Peter Kovacs - The NutraSweet Kelco Company
 * Hal Lawrence - Merger & Acquisition Consultants
 * Andrew Laub - Inland Casino Corporation
 * Richard Loretta - Pennoni International
 * Guillermo Marrero - Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich
 * John H. Norton - International Resource Center
 * Oscar Padilla - Oscar Padilla Mexican Insurance Services
 * Michael Stinson - Canadian Consulate
 * Benito Villanueva - La Jolla, CA
 * Maria Villanueva - La Jolla, CA
 * Dennis K. Wood - Carollo Engineers
 * Jesus Luis Zuniga - SONY - Western Mexico Manufacturing Center

Hemisfile Editorial Board (as of 1996)

 * Bruce Bagley - Graduate School of International Studies, University of Miami
 * Hernando de Soto - Instituto Libertad y Democracia, Lima, Peru
 * Paul Drake - University of California, San Diego
 * Richard Feinberg - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego
 * Albert Fishlow - Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY
 * Alan S. Hegburg - Amoco Corporation, Chicago, IL
 * Terry Karl - Center for Latin American Studies, Stanford University
 * Abraham F. Lowenthal - Pacific Council on International Policy, University of Southern California
 * M. Peter McPherson - Michigan State University
 * Carmelo Mesa-Lago - University of Pittsburgh
 * Kevin J. Middlebrook - Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California, San Diego
 * Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos - APOYO S.A., Lima, Peru
 * Eul-Soo Pang - Colorado School of Mines
 * Carlos Primo Braga - The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
 * Susan K. Purcell - Americas Society, New York, NY
 * Riordan Roett - School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University
 * Peter H. Smith - Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, University of California, San Diego
 * Alfred Stepan - Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
 * Sidney Weintraub - Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.

Related SourceWatch
1996 Annual Report pdf
 * Henrietta Holsman Fore - former director
 * Richard W. Fisher - former chair

Contact

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