Board Member
Board of Trustees
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Master of Arts
The American University School of Public Affairs (SPA)
Bachelor of Science
The American University School of International Studies (SIS)
Bachelor of Arts
Alan H. Fleischmann is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Laurel Strategies, the global CEO strategic advisory firm for leaders, chief executives, and their C-Suite.
Previously, Fleischmann was the first new Partner and Principal of the global business strategy firm Albright Stonebridge Group when Stonebridge International and the Albright Group merged, co-founded with the late US Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright. Fleischmann served as a member of the firm’s Managing Board and Operating Committee.
Fleischmann had earlier also served as a member of the leadership team of the strategic communications firm PSB Associates. Fleischmann was Chief of Staff to the Honorable Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and served in the State of Maryland Governor’s Cabinet; a Staff Director of the US Congress Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; and a founding Vice President of the trade investment firm LATCORP.
Fleischmann was also the Co-Founder of ImagineNations Group, a global network that promotes youth investment, youth-led enterprise, and entrepreneurship. Fleischmann was awarded the Goodwin Prize in Siena, Italy for ImagineNations’ global work to promote entrepreneurship.
Fleischmann was a lead member of the Obama Presidential Transition Team from 2008–2009, was appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (ExIm Bank), a member of the International Trade Advisory Commission (ITAC), and as a member of White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.
Fleischmann serves on the Boards of the Atlantic Council, the American Council on Germany (ACG), the Museum of the American Revolution, the Cal Ripken Foundation, the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Emergency Medical Center, Morehouse College, the Washington National Opera of the John F. Kennedy Center, and JUST Capital. He is also a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Leadership Council of the Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Center, an advisory director serving on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Hall and was a founding member of the Clinton Global Initiative and formerly a Board Member of the Phillips Collection, the Eisenhower Fellowship, and the Deepak Chopra Foundation.
Fleischmann was awarded an MA with honors from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He received a BA and BS with honors from American University, where he was Valedictorian and Student Body President.
Fleischmann is also the host of the show “Leadership Matters” on SiriusXM Radio and has authored numerous articles on leadership and CEO statesmanship.
He is married, lives in Washington DC, and is the father of two children.
Morehouse College has long served as a proven training ground to educate and guide the next generation of leaders, particularly those who have historically been passed over by America’s predominantly white institutions. No other institution is more impressive when it comes to mentoring leaders of tomorrow. Morehouse is a testament to the nation’s unlimited capacity and ability to achieve bold accomplishments when we provide all our future leaders with the resources and empowerment they need to reach new heights. It is an honor to be a part of a storied institution that, throughout its history, has shown its compassion, resilience, and care for those who are a part of its community and beyond.
Morehouse has a long arc of service and commitment to our country that has been exemplified by so many across its ecosystem. Transformative leaders like Dave Thomas and Robert F. Smith have been incredibly powerful advocates and leaders in expanding opportunities for the next generation. Their unwavering commitment to this and other causes continues to push me to do more and has imbued the idea of service into my work.
I hope to support the amazing and talented students of Morehouse and assist Morehouse as a whole as the College navigates the current and future challenges our world is facing as a strategic advisor. Having served on numerous boards over the years, I hope to bring my various experiences to help inform the institution’s decision-making, and position this leading institution to guide us into the future.
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