The Council of the American Arbitration Association® (“Council”) is a voluntary advisory body of the AAA-ICDR®. The Council is integral to the AAA’s® mission to lead the world in providing innovative measures to prevent, mitigate, and resolve disputes fairly and efficiently. Council members are experts and thought leaders in their respective fields, representing a wide range of external perspectives with experience working in companies, law firms, not-for-profit organizations and academic and government institutions. The AAA benefits from the broad and diverse expertise of its Council members.
Council members provide subject matter expertise through membership in committees in areas of importance to dispute resolution; lending general expertise, experience and advice to the AAA; and contributing to the AAA’s leadership in the field of dispute resolution.
Members of the Council serve on committees where their expertise supports the AAA-ICDR’s mission. These committees work to enhance the AAA’s ability to deliver best-in-class services and help to develop and promote best practices and improvements for arbitration and other forms of ADR.
