Governance

Joint Advisory Board

The Joint Advisory Board of Texas A&M University at Qatar was established 25 May 2003, between Texas A&M University and Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development to provide advice regarding the management and operation of Texas A&M at Qatar the Dean and CEO and to Qatar Foundation. The JAB is primarily responsible for ongoing review and evaluation of the success of Texas A&M at Qatar.

Joint Advisory Board Members

His Excellency, Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada – Chairman
Minister of Energy and Industry, State of Qatar

Dr. Karan L. Watson – Vice Chair
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Texas A&M University

Mr. Hamad Mohammed Al-Kuwari
Managing Director
Qatar Science & Technology Park

Dr. M. Katherine Banks
Vice Chancellor for Engineering, Texas A&M University System
Dean, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University
Director, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

Dr. José Bermudez
Dean of Liberal Arts
Texas A&M University

Dr. Ahmad Hasnah
Associate Vice President for Higher Education,
Qatar Foundation

Dr. Robert Gordon Moore
Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department
University of Calgary, Canada

Dr. G.P. Peterson
President
Georgia Institute of Technology

Ex-Officio Members

His Excellency, Dr. Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani – President of Hamad bin Khalifa University and Vice President for Education, Qatar Foundation

Dr. Mark H. Weichold – Dean and CEO, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Ms. Julie K. Barker – Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Secretariat