Alan Fleischmann

Consultant, Entrepreneur, Event planner, Global soul, Investor, Philanthropist, Potential employer, Social entrepreneur, World traveler

Alan H. Fleischmann, President & CEO of Laurel Strategies Inc., is a seasoned professional with over two decades of international and domestic experience in the private, public, and civil society sectors. He is an expert in strategy, communications, negotiation, and crisis and reputation management, as a proven confidential advisor to Fortune 100 CEOs, top investors, inventors, entrepreneurs and leaders across the globe. Previously, Fleischmann served as a founding principal, member of the managing board and operating committee, of the geopolitical consulting firm Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG), co-founded with former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and as a senior executive of the strategic communications & research firm Penn Schoen Berland (PSB) Associates. Fleischmann served as chief of staff to the Honorable Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and served in the Maryland Governor's Cabinet; a Staff Director of the U.S. Congress Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; co-Founder of the trade investment firm LATCORP; and served as a senior associate of J.P. Morgan Chase (formerly Chase Manhattan Bank). He has served as longtime board member of OFFITBank (now Wells Fargo). Fleischmann is also a co-founder of ImagineNations Group, a global network that supports investment in youth-led enterprise, mentorship, and entrepreneurship, and was awarded the Goodwin Prize for ImagineNations' global work. Fleischmann was a Lead Member of the Obama Presidential Transition Team from 2008–2009, has been appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (ExIm Bank), a member of the International Trade Advisory Commission (ITAC), and as a member of White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. Fleischmann is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a board member of the Atlantic Council, Jane Goodall Institute, President Eisenhower Fellowships, Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Leadership Council, American Council on Germany (ACG), American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), Cal Ripken Foundation, the Jordan Family Foundation, Deepak Chopra Foundation, Rock Creek Park Conservancy, and Just Capital Foundation. Fleischmann also serves on the board of the University of Maryland Medical System and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Emergency Medical Center. He is a founding member of the Clinton Global Initiative and a trustee of the Phillips Collection art museum. Fleischmann was awarded a M.A. with honors from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where he serves on its board. He received a B.A. and B.S. with honors from American University, where he was the valedictorian and student body president. Fleischmann chairs the Dean's Council of the School of International Service. Fleischmann is married to Dafna Tapiero. They serve as members of the Global Philanthropists Circle (GPC) founded by David Rockefeller and his daughter Peggy Dulany. Both are advisory directors serving on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Hall. They are the parents of two children. He is a first generation American, born in Baltimore, Maryland, with family coming from Argentina and Germany. ### Alan H. Fleischmann, President & CEO Laurel Strategies Inc. 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. - 4th Floor East Washington DC 20037 USA Tel (Direct): +1-202-413-4495 Tel (Office): +1-202-507-5846 For Text Messaging: +1-301-642-8968 afleischmann@laurelstrategies.com www.laurelstrategies.com

Advice Giving, Investment Advisory / Joint Ventures, Negotiation & Conflict Resolution, Planning and developing goals achievement, Positioning and messaging, Strategic Communications, youth investment