Think Creative - Issue 1

Creative Life a mission-driven community 28 | Think Creative | Issue 1 Clockwise from top left: Nisha Desai Biswal, Andrew Natsios, Fernando Reimers, David M. Rodriguez, M. Osman Siddique, Anthony A. Williams 1. Nisha Desai Biswal : Biswal served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Assistant Administrator for Asia at the U.S. Agency for Interna- tional Development, and as a professional staff member in Congress. Biswal is currently a Senior Advisor with the Albright Stonebridge Group and a Board Member with the Institute for Sustainable Communities. 2. Andrew Natsios : Natsios led the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1993 to 1998. He was also named Special Envoy to Sudan and CEO of Boston’s “Big Dig” tunnel construc- tion project. Natsios is currently the Director of the Scowcroft Institute of In- ternational Affairs at Texas A&MUniversity. 3. Fernando Reimers : Profes- sor Reimers is the Ford Foun- dation Professor of Practice in International Education and the Director of the Global Ed- ucation Initiative at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. 4. DavidM. Rodriguez : Gen. Rodriguez served as the Commander of the U.S. Africa Command, Commander of International Security Assis- tance Force-Joint Command, andDeputy Commander of U.S. Forces – Afghanistan. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2016 and today is a consultant. 5. M. Osman Siddique : For- mer Ambassador Siddique represented the United States in diplomatic posts, as well as being appointed by the Secretary of State as a Board Member of the East- West Center. Siddique is a private sector entrepreneur and executive who founded International Travel Tech- nologies, ITT/Travelogue and CorpNet International. 6. Anthony A. Williams : Former two-termMayor Williams led the resurgence of the nation’s capital from 1999 to 2007. Today, formerMayor Williams is the CEO of the non-profit Federal City Coun- cil and a BoardMember of the Bipartisan Policy Center. Earlier this year, he traveled to South Africa to lead dis- cussions on best practices in citymanagement and urban revitalization. On Board! Six distinguished experts in development, diplomacy and multilateral relations will form Creative Associates Internation- al’s Global Advisory Board. “We are proud to have this outstanding team of experts whose guidance will contribute to the continuing success of Creative as a leading global development company,” says Leland Kruvant, President and CEO of Creative. “They will play an important role in providing their special experience and in- sight into today’s development landscape and future trends.” Kruvant, who will chair Creative’s Global Advisory Board, says it is a non-governing body that will provide advice to the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors.