ICDT STAFF

Representatives of the Foundation

ISTVÁN GYARMATI

President

Ambassador Gyarmati is currently, among others, CEO of the International Centre for Development and Democratic Transition. He was chairman of the UN Secretary General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, member of the Board of the International Institute of Strategic Studies. Member of numerous boards, including the NATO Defense College Foundation, the Belgrade Centre for Political Excellence.

GYÖRGY SURÁNYI

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Hungarian economist, the former CEO and chairman of CIB Bank and former president of the Hungarian National Bank.

LÁSZLÓ VÁRKONYI

Founder

A diplomat by profession. Spent 40 years in the Hungarian diplomatic service. Served as the Hungarian Ambassador in several Asian countries and was State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before retiring. Worked as Programme Director in the International Centre for Democratic Transition for several years. Currently the Head of the Business and Diplomacy Programme in the International Business School in Budapest.

ZSOLT RÁBAI

Senior Vice President

Diplomat and former Foreign Policy Adviser to the President of the Republic of Hungary. He served for almost 20 years at NATO Public Diplomacy Division and after he became the Secretary General of the Atlantic Treaty Association.