Kerstin Hamann (chair), Pegasus Professor and Chair, School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, University of Central Florida
David Dumke, Director of the Office of Global Perspectives, University of Central Florida
Roger Handberg, Professor, School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, University of Central Florida
Peter Galbraith, Former US Ambassador to Croatia
Jay Garner, Retired US Army Lieutenant General
Aveen Karim, Georgetown University
Najmaldin Karim, Neurosurgeon and former Governor of Kirkuk, Republic of Iraq
Joe R. Reeder, former US Under Secretary of the Army
Güneş Murat Tezcür, Jalal Talabani Chair of Kurdish Political Studies, School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, University of Central Florida
Gazi Zibari, Director, John C McDonald Regional Transplant Center and Advanced Surgery Center at Willis Knighton Health System
Honar Issa, Member of the Board of Trustees at The American University of Kurdistan
Nahro Zagros, Soran University