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Krach Institute Advisory Council
Krach Institute Advisory Council
The Global Trusted Tech Network is anchored by an Advisory Council of more than 600 leaders from government, industry, academia, national security, diplomacy, and civil society. Council members provide strategic insight, subject-matter expertise, and real-world perspective to help shape trusted technology collaboration and advance Tech Diplomacy in practice.
The Global Trusted Tech Network is anchored by an Advisory Council of more than 600 leaders from government, industry, academia, national security, diplomacy, and civil society. Council members provide strategic insight, subject-matter expertise, and real-world perspective to help shape trusted technology collaboration and advance Tech Diplomacy in practice.

Alfred Mandel
Founder
AJM Advisors
Andy Drake
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
Purdue University
Bill Todd
Chief Operating Officer
Acuity International
Brian Hook
Vice Chairman for Global Investments
Cerberus Capital Management
Clara Kessous
UNESCO Artist for Peace and Peace Ambassador
Unesco
Dan Nicholson
Daniel Babich
Senior Research Fellow
Hudson Institute
Darren Garber
CEO & CTO
Accion Systems Inc
David Lichtenger
Managing Partner
Intrepid Capital Investments
Emily de La Bruyere
Co-Founder
Horizon Advisory
Fred Ryan
Former CEO
The Washington Post
Georgette Mosbacher
Former U.S. Ambassador to Poland
U.S. Department of State (DOS)
Gurdip Singh
Divisional Dean, School of Computing
George Mason University
Isabel Cane
Jared Banks
Senior Strategist for Policy and Business Development
MITRE
Jim Davidson
Davidson Security
Joe Chung
Advisory Council Member
Founder of the Secure Economic Ecosystem, President of Anaesa
John Pierce
Advisory Council Member Partner, Attorney
Liles Parker
John Sullivan
Former Department of State
Johnson Chiang
Director General
Taipei Economic & Cultural Office Cultural Division
Kaush Arha
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Atlantic Council
Ken Goldman
Kersti Kaljulaid
Former President of Estonia
President Kaljulaid Foundation
Kirk Column
Makoto Gonokami
Former President
University of Tokyo
Matt Pottinger
Chairman of FDD?s China Program
Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)
Mike Andrade
Advisory Council Member
Indiana House of Representatives
Parker C. Allen
Fmr. CEO and President
Wells Fargo Bank
Raffi Miron
Fmr. Head of The Division for Technology and Special Issues, National Security Council, Israel
Roberto Herrera
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Services
CalVet
Sean Cairncross
Former Chief Executive Officer
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Shigeru Kitamura
Former National Security Advisor of Japan
Kitamura Economic Security (KES)
Sonia Lo
CEO
NCCU
Stephen Day
President
RSL Queensland
Steve Lehman
Investor and Entrepreneur
QYRAL
Thuy Vu
Tom Kendra
Tony Abbott
Prime Minister
Government of Australia
Victor Boschini
Chancellor
Texas Christian University
Wes Wes
Senior Managing Director
Metis Endeavor
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© 2026 - Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. All rights reserved
The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue is a non-profit initiative of Purdue University
techdiplomacy@prf.org
101 Foundry Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Legal
© 2026 - Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. All rights reserved
The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue is a non-profit initiative of Purdue University
techdiplomacy@prf.org
101 Foundry Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906