NE BUSINESS BUREAU
HONOLULU/SAN FRANCISCO, JULY 11
The East-West Center’s Board of Governors has elected Dr. Samir Saran, the head of India’s leading think tank, Observer Research Foundation, as one of the board’s five international members. Dr. Saran will begin his term at the board’s next semiannual meeting in October.
Join us in welcoming Dr. Samir Saran to the EWC Board of Governors! Dr. Saran, the head of India’s leading think tank, Observer Research Foundation, has been elected as one of the board’s five international members.https://t.co/MNvEuG5pff pic.twitter.com/S7p1AKQUPU
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EWC Board of Governors members and Center President Suzanne Vares-Lum extended a warm welcome. “We are delighted that Dr. Saran has agreed to join us on the EWC Board of Governors,” said Board Chairman Dr. James K. Scott. “His expertise as a leading thinker in the critical region of South Asia will be invaluable in helping to guide our special institution.”
“I am honored to join the East-West Center Board of Governors at a pivotal moment for the future of the Indo-Pacific region,” Saran said.
“New partnerships, innovative ideas, and strong communities can help us achieve prosperity in the region and beyond, and institutions such as the East-West Center will play a leading role in helping us achieve these. I look forward to working with my fellow board members in furthering the mandate and mission of the Center,” Saran added.
His research focuses on issues of global governance, climate change and energy policy, technology and media, and India’s foreign policy. In addition, he spearheads the ORF’s efforts to foster new international partnerships and incubate young leaders’ networks and youth-led conversations globally.
Dr. Saran curates the annual Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship platform on geopolitics and geo-economics, and is the founder of the CyFy annual conference on cybersecurity and internet governance. He has authored four books and is featured regularly in Indian and international media. Dr. Saran received his doctorate from the Global Sustainability Institute in the UK and holds a master’s degree in media studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as a Bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology in India.
