Nicolas Berggruen

Chairman, Berggruen Institute

Through the Berggruen Institute, an independent, nonpartisan think tank, Nicolas Berggruen encourages the study and design of systems of good governance suited for the 21st century. Berggruen is chairman of Berggruen Holdings, a private company, which is the direct investment vehicle of the Nicolas Berggruen Charitable Trust. Berggruen Holdings has operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia, as well as real estate and financial investments globally. He is also a board director of Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Pacific Council on International Policy.