Fereidun Fesharaki

Dubai Mercantile Exchange Ltd. operates a commodities exchange. It focuses on developing and trading of crude oil futures contract for various energy market participants, such as energy producers, refiners, traders, and financial institutions. The company was founded in June 2007 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Facts Global Energy Pte Ltd. provides management consulting services. The private company is based in Singapore, Singapore. The CEO of the Singaporean company is Alexis Aik Zhiying.

The National Petroleum Council operates as a council for national petroleum. The private company is based in Washington.

Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. provides strategic insights & policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. Its projects focus on areas such as AIDS, arms control, conflict resolution, NATO, the environment, immigration, intelligence, trade, health care, OPEC, space policy, and terrorism. The company was founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

East-West Center Foundation provides education and research training facilities. It also offers research, scholarship and exchange programs. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.