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The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD UK) is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee (registered charity number 1141069, registered company number 06581421) and was established by a Memorandum of Association on 30 April 2008. You can view all Annual Returns for ISD on the Charity Commission for England and Wales website and on the Companies House website

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue-US (ISD-US) is a non-political, not-for-profit corporation registered in the District of Columbia with 501(c)(3) status. It was formed with Articles of Incorporation on 19 August 2009, with tax identification number 27-1282489.

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue gGmbH (ISD Germany) is registered with the companies’ registrar in Berlin, registration AG Berlin-Charlottenburg HRB 207 328B. It was formed on 19 February 2019 with a Deed and Articles of Association.

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue France (ISD France) is a legal entity under the status of Association de loi 1901, a status granted to not-for-profit organisations across a range of sectors.

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue for Research and Experimental Development (ISD Jordan) is a non-profit Limited Liability Company (number 1425) registered in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue Canada (ISD Canada) is a non-profit corporation registered in Ontario with registration number 1001404659. 

Board Members

ISD UK BOARD

  • Stuart Fiertz 
  • Dr. Serra Kirdar 
  • Lord Aamer Sarfraz 
  • Baroness Joanna Shields 
  • Lord Adair Turner 
  • Ed Williams 
  • Stephen Zinser 

ISD-US BOARD

  • Mark Bergman 
  • Meryl Chertoff 
  • Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg 
  • Sasha Havlicek 
  • Dr. Kerry Healey 
  • Shirley Lord Rosenthal 
  • Farah Pandith 
  • Chris Rice 

ISD GERMANY BOARD

  • Christoph Gottschalk 
  • Sasha Havlicek 
  • Markus Runde 
  • Huberta von Voss 

ISD CANADA BOARD

  • Dr. Heidi Tworek 
  • Dr. Amarnath Amarasingam 
  • Lucie Parker 

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