The European Leadership Network is delighted to announce the composition of its Board of Trustees and Advisory Board, effective June 2026.
Board of Trustees
The ELN’s Board of Trustees brings together senior figures from diplomacy, defence, and international policy to shape the organisation’s strategic direction and oversee its operations and growth. Members include:
- Hon Lord Browne of Ladyton (ELN Chairman), former Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom
- Baroness Ashton of Upholland, former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union and the former First Vice President of the European Commission
- Shatabhisha Shetty, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Leadership Network (APLN)
- Air Marshal Sir Graham Edward Stacey, KBE, CB, former Chief of Staff of NATO Transformation
- Stefano Stefanini, former Italian Permanent Representative to NATO
- Pierre Vimont, Former Executive Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS)
- Karin Von Hippel, former Director-General, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
The Board of Trustees apply their experience in policy-making, diplomacy and business to shape the strategic direction of the organisation and take major decisions on its operations and growth. They offer invaluable support in the ELN’s fundraising activities, in advancing corporate and philanthropic sponsorship, and in raising the profile of the ELN’s work with its members and its key constituencies across the Euro-Atlantic area in government, the media, the private sector and civil society.
“I am delighted to be joining the Board of Trustees at the ELN, an organisation I have long admired. It is a privilege to be working with the ELN on issues that deeply concern us all in foreign, security and defence, as it affects Europe and beyond” – Baroness Catherine Ashton
For further details on our Board of Trustees, please visit our website.
Advisory Board
We are also pleased to welcome Zeynep Alemdar, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Tarja Cronberg, and Ana Palacio to our expanded Advisory Board.
The members of the ELN Advisory Board draw on expertise from across the Euro-Atlantic area. They bring with them not only a distinct understanding of developments at the global and European level, but also deep knowledge about regional and national idiosyncrasies, which are vital to understand and influence attitudes on specific foreign and security challenges. Beyond advising on the directions of ELN activities and research, they offer unique access to the decision-makers and other groups which the ELN aims to reach and are active as respected ELN voices in their national debates.
Enquiries
For enquiries related to our Board of Trustees and Advisory Board, please contact us.
