Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is AUK’s governing body. The Board’s terms of reference are outlined in the AUK By-Laws. The self-perpetuating and self-governing Board is currently composed of nine members, in addition to the University President and the Dartmouth College Relationship Coordinator (Director) as an ex-officio member. The Board of Trustees meets twice a year in AUK’s Salmiya campus.
Shaikha Dana Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
Founder
&
Chair
,
Board of Trustees
American University of Kuwait
Chair
United Education Company
Board Member
Gulf Insurance Group, OSN, and KAMCO Invest
Group CEO
Kuwait Project Co. (Holding), KIPCO
Mr. Meshal Ali
Co-Founder
&
Vice Chair
,
Board of Trustees
American University of Kuwait
Chairman
Al Rayan Holding Company
CEO
National Offset Company
Mr. Wael Abdul-Ghafoor
Chair
American School of Kuwait
Co-Founder
American University of Kuwait
Mr. Faisal Al-Ayyar
Executive Vice Chairman
Kuwait Project Co. (Holding), KIPCO
Chairman
Panther Media Group Ltd., UAE (OSN)
Vice Chairman
Gulf Insurance Group
Vice Chairman
Mashare'a Al-Khair Establishment
Mr. Samer Khanachet
Group Chief Operating Officer
Kuwait Project Co. (Holding), KIPCO
Thomas Bartlett, Ph.D.
Former President
Colgate University
Former President
American University in Cairo
Former Chancellor
University of Alabama System and the Oregon State System of Higher Education
Former Chancellor
State University of New York System
Trustee
American University in Cairo
Saeeda M. H. Jaffar, Ph.D.
Managing Director & Middle East Office Co-Head
Alvarez & Marsal - Middle East
Board Member
Bahrain Fintech Bay
H.E. Ambassador Abdullah Y. Bishara
Board Member
Kuwait Project Co. (Holding), KIPCO
Chairman
North Africa Holding Company – Kuwait
Board Member
Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO)
Former Secretary General
Gulf Cooperation Council
Member
GCC Advisory Board
President
Diplomatic Center for Strategic Studies
Mohammad Jawad Behbehani, DMD, D.M.Sc.OB, FICD
Associate Professor - Faculty of Dentistry
Kuwait University
Former Dean - Faculty of Dentistry
Kuwait University
Dale F. Eickelman, Ph.D. (ex officio member)
Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations Emeritus
Dartmouth College
Relationship Coordinator (Director)
The Dartmouth College-American University of Kuwait Program
President
Tangier American Legation
Rawda H. Awwad, Ph.D.
President
American University of Kuwait