A nation must think before it acts.
The trustees of the Foreign Policy Research Institute (“FPRI”) are seeking a President/CEO to succeed Alan H. Luxenberg, who will be retiring in April 2020. The target date for the transition is late 2019/early 2020.
Since its founding in 1955, FPRI has been dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the United States. We educate those who make and influence policy as well as the public at large through the lens of history, geography, and culture.
To accomplish this mission, the organization conducts and publishes significant policy research, holds public events throughout the East Coast of the United States, and provides educational programming for students and teachers. These activities emanate from FPRI’s five core research programs, which cover East Asia, Eurasia, the Middle East, Transatlantic Relations, and National Security.
We are seeking a President who will expand our input into the policy process and into the public discourse while also elevating our educational efforts. FPRI’s recent annual reports provide considerable detail on our value proposition, our strategic priorities, our programmatic initiatives, and the results we have achieved. Our public financial reports provide detail on our financial performance.
The successful President will:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
Relevant substantive experience
Fundraising ability
Leadership
Innovative entrepreneurship
Compensation will be competitive, including an excellent benefits program.
The President will be based at FPRI’s headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, and will reside in the region.
Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter (describing their suitability for the position and salary requirements) to [email protected]. While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in the position, we are only able to contact those we intend to interview. No phone calls, please.
We anticipate beginning preliminary interviews with qualified candidates in April, and expect to conduct interviews with finalists by late spring/early summer.