[3][4] The founding members include former secretaries of state, university presidents, central bank governors, ECHR justice and retired ambassadors as well as leading business leaders, scholars, artists, and journalists.
Other attendees include Muhtar Kent, former Chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola; Stephen Heintz, CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Michael R. Bloomberg, 108th Mayor of New York City; Sandy Weill, former Chairman of Citigroup; Suzan Sabancı Dinçer, Chairwoman and Managing Director of Akbank; Erdem Başçı, former Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey; Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State; and Chuck Hagel, former Co-chairman of the U.S. President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
[12] GRF Track-II Studies facilitate informal diplomacy by engaging high-level individuals from other countries in discussions aimed at advancing bilateral relations and addressing global issues.
These initiatives seek to complement official dialogues by fostering civil society engagement, contributing to foreign policy development, and enhancing public diplomacy.
The studies focus on identifying areas of convergence and divergence between nations, promoting in-depth exchanges on shared challenges, and exploring innovative solutions to potential conflicts.