American Councils for International Education, US. American Councils for International Education and its Board of Trustees are pleased to announce the appointment of David Patton, PhD, as the third president and CEO to lead the 45-year-old nonprofit. David’s tenure as president began on August 1, 2019, and he has previously served as acting president and CEO. David will lead the nonprofit’s nearly 500 employees worldwide, operating out of 39 offices to advance nearly 100 programs in 90 countries. As president, David’s connection with American Councils comes full circle: in 1983, he studied abroad on American Councils’ lauded Advanced Russian and Area Studies Program (RLASP) in Moscow, Russia. Ten years later, he joined American Councils as a full-time staff member in its Moscow office. David spent 13 years serving various posts in Eurasia and Southeast Europe before becoming vice president for field operations in 2002, before becoming executive vice president in 2013.