Farooq Kathwari (U.S.)
Farooq Kathwari is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., the international home furnishings manufacturer and retailer. Originally from Kashmir, he was educated in English Literature and Political Science at Kashmir University and received his M.B.A. in International Marketing from New York University. Farooq Kathwari is also Chairman of the Kashmir Study Group, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Trustee of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, Director and Former Chairman of Refugees International, a Director of International Rescue Committee, former President and Chairman of the American Furniture Manufacturers Association (now known as the American Home Furnishings Alliance), and Director and former Chairman of the National Retail Federation. He has received several recognitions, including the Gold Medal Award from the National Retail Federation, the International First Freedom Award from the Council for America’s First Freedom, and the Eleanor Roosevelt Val–Kill Medal. Farooq Kathwari has received honorary degrees from Sacred Heart University and Western Connecticut State University.
Board of Advisors
- Lisa Anderson (U.S.)>
- H.E. Ambassador Nassir Abdelaziz Al-Nasser (Qatar) >
- Hoda Badran (Egypt)>
- John Brademas (U.S.)>
- Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (France)>
- Reis-ul-Ulema Mustafa Cerić (Bosnia)>
- Viscount Étienne Davignon (Belgium)>
- Rakhamim Emanuilov (Russia)>
- HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal (Jordan)>
- Farooq Kathwari (U.S.)>
- Maleeha Lodhi (Pakistan)>
- Chandra Muzaffar (Malaysia)>
- Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (U.K.)>
- Farhan A. Nizami (India/U.K.)>
- Thoraya Obaid (Saudi Arabia)>
- Eduardo Serra Rexach (Spain)>
- Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour (Iran)>
- Frank Wisner (U.S.)>
- Mortimer B. Zuckerman (U.S.)>
Benefactors
- Austrian Federal Ministry of
European and International Affairs > - Carnegie Corporation >
- Civilizations Interaction Foundation
- Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs >
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France >
- Farooq Kathwari >
- Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany >
- El legado andalusí >
- The MacArthur Foundation>
- Majlis El Hassan >
- Malaysia >
- The Netherlands Ministry of
Foreign Affairs > - State of Qatar >
- Qatar Foundation >
- The Rockefeller Brothers Fund>
- The Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Fund
- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia >
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom >
- Mortimer B. Zuckerman >
The Center for Dialogues Staff
- Mustapha Tlili, Founder and Director >
- Richard Bulliet, Senior Academic Advisor to the Director >
- Saumya Kurup, Junior Research Scholar >
- Aubrey Clark-Brown, Junior Research Scholar >
- Samea Shanori, Junior Research Scholar >
- Shara Kay, Consulting Editor >
- Christa Bianchi, Brand Manager, Designer and Developer >
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