Jane Dorothy Hartley

Hartley, who now serves as the Chair of the Board of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, previously served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 2022 to 2025. She was also ambassador to the French Republic and the Principality of Monaco from 2014 to 2017. She was awarded the Legion of Honor by the president of France for her work against terrorism.

Hartley was Chief Executive Officer of Observatory Group, an international economic and political advisory firm. Before founding the Observatory Group, she was Chief Executive Officer of the G7 Group, a premier research firm providing macroeconomic and political analysis to global clients. She also held executive positions in the media industry and served at the White House during Jimmy Carter’s presidency.

Hartley served as a member of the Visiting Committee of the Kennedy School at Harvard University, as well as the Executive Committee of the Kennedy School. She was chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sesame Workshop and was on the Board of Directors of Memorial Sloan Kettering. Hartley was a member of the board of Heidrick & Struggles and a presidential appointee to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service.