Meet our Board
When the Fondation des États-Unis was created, its founders, Homer and Mabel Gage, wished for the Board of Directors to be presided by the Rector of the Academy of Paris, then Sébastien Charléty. This decision anchored the Fondation in the Universities of Paris and invited projects and collaborations between American students residing in Paris and French students. The FEU is therefore presided by the Rector of the Academy of Paris.
Since 2010, the FEU is amongst hundreds of Recognized Public Utility Foundation (FRUP) in France, a dozen of which are at the CiuP. Its board is made of Ex-officio Members (appointed because of their position) and Qualified Members (appointed based on their skills and specific knowledge).
Honorary President
- The Ambassador to the United States of America in France
President – Academy of Paris / Founding Member
Ex-officio Members
- American Ambassador in France, Denise Campbell Bauer
- President of the Cité International universitaire de Paris, Jean-Marc Sauvé,
(rep. Laurence Marion, managing director of the CiuP) - Minister of Higher Education, head of the Department of Student Aid, Research, and Innovation, Olivier Blanchard
- Elected Resident, President of the Residents’ Committee at the FEU
Qualified Members
- Yann Toma, Université Panthéon Sorbonne
- Lee Samuelson, retired from the OCDE (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development)
- Samuel Cohen Solal, Director at Sweetwood Capital
- Judith Graves Miller, professor at New York University
- James A. Kiernan III, retired from Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP
- Jennifer Flock, partner Heidrick & Struggles
- Antoine Kirry, Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP