Name:Center for Strategic and International Studies
Acronym:CSIS
Description:
At a time of new global opportunities and challenges, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) provides strategic
insights and bipartisan policy solutions to decisionmakers in government, international institutions, the private sector,
and civil society. A bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, DC, CSIS conducts research and analysis
and develops policy initiatives that look into the future and anticipate change. Founded by
David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke at the height of the Cold War, CSIS was dedicated to finding ways for America
to sustain its prominence and prosperity as a force for good in the world.
Stakeholder(s):
- Sam Nunn: Former U.S. senator Sam Nunn became chairman of the CSIS Board of Trustees in 1999.
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees
- John J. Hamre: John J. Hamre has led CSIS as its president and chief executive officer since April 2000.
