USRF Board of Directors

		The Honorable James F. Collins Co-Chairman Ambassador James F. Collins has served as a director of the U.S. Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and the Rule of Law since its founding in 2008. A recognized expert on Russia and the countries of East Europe and Central Asia, he has been director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace since 2007. Ambassador Collins was the U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation from 1997 to 2001. More...

		Steven L. Pease Co-Chairman Steven L. Pease is President of Deucalion Securities, Inc., a management and investment firm formed in 1980 to provide his services as a "turnaround" CEO to a number of troubled companies. In 1987, he also formed Deucalion Venture Partners, a private equity firm he served as General Partner. He is also the author of The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement: The Compendium of a Culture, a People and Their Stunning Performance. He is Co-Chair of The U.S. Russia Foundation, Chairman of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund, and a director of the U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship. More...

		Karen N. Horn, Ph.D Vice Chairman Karen N. Horn, Ph.D., is a director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Eli Lilly and Company and a director and Chairman of the Governance Committee of Simon Property Group (the largest U.S. REIT). Ms. Horn is also a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation, a director and member of the executive committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a director of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund and the U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship. More...

		The Honorable J.R. Beyrle Ambassador of the United States of America to the Russian Federation Ambassador Beyrle was nominated by President George W. Bush on May 13, 2008, and confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 2008. He was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to the Russian Federation on July 2, 2008. More...

		The Honorable Stephen E. Biegun Stephen E. Biegun is a corporate officer and vice president of International Governmental Affairs for Ford Motor Company. In this role for Ford, Biegun oversees all aspects of Ford's international governmental relations, including trade strategy and political risk assessment. Prior to joining Ford, Biegun served as national security advisor to Senate Majority Leader, Senator Bill Frist, M.D. In this capacity, he provided analysis and strategic planning for the Senate's consideration of foreign policy, defense and intelligence matters, and international trade agreements. More...

		Sergey Renatovich Borisov The President of All-Russian Non-governmental Organization of Small and Medium business "OPORA RUSSIA"; President of Non-profit Partnership "All-Russian Union of Business Associations "OPORA"; Deputy Chairman of the Governmental Commission on small and medium business development of Government of the Russian Federation; More...

		Jenne К. Britell Jenne K. Britell, Ph.D., is the Chairman of the Board of United Rentals, Inc., the world's largest equipment rental Company.* She is also a director of Crown Holdings, Inc., Quest Diagnostics, Inc.,* the U.S. Russia Investment Fund and the U.S. Russia Foundation for Entrepreneurship and the Rule of Law, as well as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Santa Fe Institute. Dr. Britell was named the 2011 Director of the Year by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). More...

		Frank J. Caufield Frank Caufield has been active in the venture capital field since the early 1970s. He is a co-founder of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of the largest and most prominent venture capital firms in the United States. He is currently the lead independent director of Time Warner and also serves as a director of Refugees International and the San Francisco Film Society. More...

		Craig Kennedy President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States Craig Kennedy has been president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) since 1995. GMF is an independent American organization created in 1972 as a permanent memorial to the Marshall Plan. The German Marshall Fund sponsors a wide range of programs related to foreign, economic, immigration and environmental policy. GMF also operates a number of political exchanges between the United States and Europe with a special emphasis on Germany. More...

		Paul A. Magnuson Senior Judge United States District Court District of Minnesota Judge Paul A. Magnuson is a United States District Court Judge and has served the District of Minnesota for 30 years (including serving seven years as Chief Judge). Prior to his appointment to the bench he was in private practice for 18 years at the LeVander, Gillen, Miller & Magnuson firm in South Saint Paul, MN. More...

		The Honorable Michael M. Mihm Michael Mihm was born in Amboy, Illinois, on May 18, 1943. He graduated with honors from Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, in 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1967. He served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of St. Louis County, Missouri, and as an Assistant State's Attorney of Peoria County, Illinois. He was elected State's Attorney of Peoria County in 1972 and re-elected in 1976. In 1980, he entered private practice as a sole practitioner. In 1982 he was Nominated by President Ronald Reagan and Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois. He was Chief Judge of that District from 1991 to 1998. More...

		Charles E. Ryan Charles Ryan's distinguished financial career combines top level expertise and deep knowledge of both Russian and international markets. Mr. Ryan began his professional career in 1989 with CS First Boston where he was a financial analyst. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Ryan was an Associate and Principal Banker with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, where he played a crucial role in the city of St. Petersburg's privatization program for industry and real estate. In 1994 Mr. Ryan founded United Financial Group (UFG), and as CEO steered UFG to become one of Russia's leading investment companies. In 1996 UFG also founded UFG Asset Management. More...

		Nadia Seryakova Nadia (Nadezhda) Seryakova is now a President of the New Perspectives Foundation of Social Inintiatives Development (NPF), which she founded in 1995. The Foundation is a non-profit organization pursuing social, charity, cultural and educational goals in order to consolidate efforts of government officials, businesses and NGO sector in the field of strengthening, developing and protecting of civil society, as well as supporting social and philathropic projects of business sector and state. More...

		Alexander Shibanov Alexander Shibanov is the General Counsel at JSC "Russian Machines" and is responsible for legal support of the industrial and engineering corporation, which includes 26 companies located in 14 regions of Russia. He is a member of boards of directors of three corporations. Prior to joining OJSC "Russian Machines", Alexander Shibanov practiced law, providing legal services to Russian and international companies in various fields of business. More...

		Dmitry V. Vasiliev Institute of Corporate Law and Corporate Governance (Russia, Moscow), Managing Director. Mr Vasiliev now is serving as Member of the Board of Directors of several companies, including JSC Bank "Otkrytie" and JSC "Avtokran". Earlier he worked as the Member of the Board of Directors for more than 15 Russian and foreign companies and funds, including JSC "Mosenergo" (2003-2006), JSC "Gazprom" (1994-1995) and Investment fund "SICAF-SIF BPT ARISTA S.A." (2009). More...

		Mark G. Pomar President and Chief Executive Officer Mark G. Pomar is President/CEO of The US Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and the Rule of Law. From 2000 to 2008, Mark Pomar was President of the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), one of the premier American not-for-profit organizations that administer education and training programs worldwide. Prior to IREX, Pomar served as Executive Director of the Board for International Broadcasting, Director of the Russian Service of the Voice of America, and Assistant/Associate Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Vermont. More...

USRF Board of Directors at Tsarskoe Selo (June 2011)