Washington, DC, July 30 – Today, the Center for European Policy Analysis is pleased to announce that George Casey has been elected by the Board of Directors as its Vice Chairman. Casey, a founding member of CEPA’s Business Leadership Council and a member of the Board of Directors, brings decades of private sector experience, as well as deep expertise on the most urgent issues facing the transatlantic alliance, at a period of critical importance for CEPA’s mission to ensure a secure, democratic, and prosperous transatlantic community.
George Casey is Global Chairman of Corporate and Chairman of the Americas at Linklaters LLP, an international law firm with 3,100 lawyers in 31 offices in 21 countries. Prior to joining Linklaters, George was Global Managing Partner of Shearman & Sterling LLP. George regularly represents boards of directors and management of major multinational companies with respect to strategic transactions, investments, joint ventures, corporate governance, and shareholder relations, among other things. In addition to maintaining his practice, George is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he has been teaching cross-border mergers and acquisitions since 2010. He is also a regular lecturer on US M&A at l’école de Droit de la Sorbonne – Université Paris I and is a thought leader on corporate, M&A and governance matters, as well as geopolitical issues. He is often invited to speak at major conferences and write commentary on emerging legal, governance, and international policy issues. George serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Audit Committee of the American College of Greece.
Chairman of CEPA’s Board of Directors, Larry Hirsch stated, “It is wonderful to have George as the Vice Chairman of the Board. No one can better represent the outstanding and principled leadership which George brings to all who get to know him. We are proudly grateful for his contribution to the Board and to the company.”
CEPA’s President and CEO, Dr. Alina Polyakova said, “I look forward to continuing to work with George, whose leadership as the Vice Chair of CEPA’s Board of Directors will ensure CEPA’s impact and strategic position as the premiere institution on Europe-US relations in Washington.”
George Casey said, “I am honored to have been elected by the CEPA Board to serve as its Vice Chair. I look forward to continuing to work with Larry, Board members, Alina and the CEPA team to build on CEPA’s 20-year record as a leading non-partisan think tank. In today’s complex world, CEPA’s mission — providing cutting-edge insights and bringing together decision-makers from across the political spectrum and the business community to discuss key geopolitical issues — could not be more important.”
For media inquiries, please contact press@cepa.org.
