The Atlantic Institute Governing Board

The Atlantic Institute Governing Board provides primary operational and programmatic oversight of the Atlantic Institute, by this means promoting and supporting the Atlantic Fellows’ community, mission and vision.

MR. CHRISTOPHER G. OECHSLI Chair

Christopher G. Oechsli served as President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies from 2011 until 2020. Previously, he served in various leadership roles in Atlantic’s international business subsidiaries and program work; as Counsel to US Senator Russell Feingold; and with private law firms in the US and Asia. He is a graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles and received an MA in Foreign Affairs and JD from the University of Virginia.

DR. VERONICA CAMPBELL Board member

Veronica Campbell is Bursar and Director of Strategic Innovation at Trinity College Dublin and Chair of the Governing Board of the Equity in Global Brain Health program. She is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and obtained her PhD in neuropharmacology from the University of London.

DR. ELIZABETH KISS Board member

Dr. Elizabeth Kiss became Warden of Rhodes House and CEO of the Rhodes Trust in August 2018, the first woman to hold this position. She oversees the world’s oldest graduate scholarship, the Rhodes Scholarship, as well as several partnership programs. Before joining the Rhodes Trust, Dr. Kiss served for 12 years as president of Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia, and from 1997 to 2006, Dr. Kiss served as the founding director of Duke University’s Kenan Institute for Ethics.

PROFESSOR JAMES MCCLUSKEY Board member

Professor James McCluskey is a board member of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity program, and has been Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Melbourne since 2011. Professor McCluskey trained in Perth as a physician and pathologist before spending four years at the National Institutes of Health in

“I am honored to serve on the Board and to be part of this powerful global community focused on equity. It is inspiring to learn about the work of Atlantic Fellows and all the ways they are changing the world for the better.”

DR. ELIZABETH KISS, Board member

BELOW Left to right: Christopher G .Oechsli, Dr . Elizabeth Kiss, Professor Mvuyo Tom, Dr . Veronica Campbell and Professor James McCluskey the US. He has worked at Monash University, Flinders University and Life Blood, the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. He led the development of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and has served as a director of numerous independent medical research institutes in Melbourne.

PROFESSOR MVUYO TOM Board member

Professor Mvuyo Tom is Deputy Chairperson of the Tekano Atlantic Fellows Programme for Health Equity in South Africa. He sits on various boards on development, health and education.

He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare from 2008 to 2016. He served as provincial Director-General (1998-2004) after being a Permanent Secretary for Department of Health and Welfare (1994-1997). In 1994 he received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights for his role in the anti-apartheid struggle.