International Advisory Board

Serving to augment the skills and knowledge of our core team of experts, prestigious members of the Fleishman-Hillard International Advisory Board are available as senior counselors to our clients. These distinguished individuals are a powerful client resource and bring unique perspective, wisdom, and insight to our clients’ public affairs issues.

In addition to providing strategic counsel to our staff and clients, they:

  • Serve as guest speakers at client events
  • Participate in meetings with clients and prospects
  • Provide counsel to clients in person, via video, or by telephone

Board members include:

David Byrne

Former European commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection,
Special Envoy to the World Health Organization

Andrew Card

Former White House Chief of Staff

Anna Chennault

Chairman of CIC, Inc.

Admiral Vernon Clark

Former Chief of U.S. naval operations

Newt Gingrich

Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Shoichiro Irimajiri

Consultant and Adviser, Former Senior Executive of Honda Motor Co.

Mickey Kantor

Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative

Dr. David Kessler

Former Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Gen. Barry McCaffrey

National Security and Terrorism Analyst for NBC News

Sir Christopher Meyer

Former British ambassador to the United States

John Onoda

Former Senior Communications Executive of Charles Schwab, Visa USA, General Motors, and Levi Strauss & Co.

Tom Ridge

Former Pennsylvania Governor and Homeland Security Secretary

Christine Shipley

Editor and Publisher of the DEMOletter

Dr. Louis W. Sullivan

Former U.S. Surgeon General, President of Morehouse School of Medicine

Pete Wilson

Former U.S. Senator and California Governor