Governance & Administration
AUS is a private institution, governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees, which adheres to established bylaws. The Board of Trustees is responsible for establishing principles of governance, as well as the direction and management of AUS, including educational programs.
The Board of Trustees
- Chairman - HH Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, the UAE Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah and AUS President
- Dr. Ali Abdullah Al Shamlan, Director-General, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), Kuwait
- Dr. MaryAnn Baenninger, President, College of Saint Benedict, Minnesota, USA
- Mr. Joseph L. Brand, Senior Partner, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC, USA
- Professor Lord Alec Broers, Member of the British House of Lords, UK
- Dr. Anthony George Coates, Director, Museum of Biodiversity, Bridge of Life, Republic of Panama; Senior Scientist Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution, USA
- Mr Charles Cotton, Director of Cambridge Enterprise
- Mr. Abdul Jalil Yousuf Darwish, Chairman of UAE Enterprises Group, UAE
- Dr. Leroy S. Fletcher, Regents Professor Emeritus, Thomas A. Dietz Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University, USA
- Dr. Roderick S. French, Chancellor Emeritus, American University of Sharjah, UAE
- Dr. Peter Heath, Chancellor, American University of Sharjah, UAE
- Mr. Hamid D. Jafar, Chairman and CEO, Crescent Petroleum Company, Sharjah, UAE
- Dr. Cornelius Kerwin, President, American University, Washington, DC, USA
- Baroness Onora O’Neill of Bengarve CBE PBA FMedSci, Member of the British House of Lords, UK
- Mr. Riad T. Sadek, Chairman, Al Habtoor Leighton Group, Dubai, UAE
- Mr. Maroun A. Semaan, President and CEO, Petrofac International Ltd., Sharjah, UAE
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