What emerged was a portrait of EWI as a small, innovative organization willing to tackle the world’s toughest problems and deliver solutions, like bridging divides between Afghanistan and Pakistan or getting Chinese and American political leaders to sit down one-on-one.

“Daring to do what others shy away from is at the root of what I admire about EWI,” said Maria Cattaui, former Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce.

Board members credited EWI’s effectiveness not only to its high-caliber leadership and staff, but commitment to innovation – “a process of constant learning,” as Stephen Heintz, President of the Rockefeller fund, put it.

“EWI has had a great 30-year run,” said Ross Perot Jr., EWI Co-Chairman and Chairman of Hillwood. “And, again, we’re an entrepreneurial organization, we’re small, we move quickly, we adapt, and as the world changes we change.”

 For more of what our Board members had to say, we invite you to watch this video, which also features: Mark Maletz; Senior Fellow at the Harvard Business School; Jerald Baldridge, Chairman of Republic Energy Inc.;  Ikram Sehgal, Chairman of Security and Management Services in Pakistan; and Leo Schenker, Senior Executive Vice President of Central National-Gottesman Inc.