Jane Hartley

Jane Dorothy Hartley (born April 18, 1950) is an American businesswoman and diplomat who brings decades of experience in both the public and private sectors to her role as Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a position she assumed in June 2025. She graduated from Newton College of the Sacred Heart in 1972 and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Hartley served as the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2025, during a period marked by four different prime ministers and the death of Queen Elizabeth II and coronation of King Charles III. She previously served as U.S. ambassador to France and Monaco from 2014 to 2017 during the Obama administration, and was awarded the Legion of Honor by the president of France for her work against terrorism.

Career History

• Chief Executive Officer of the Observatory Group, an international economic and political advisory firm
• Chief Executive Officer of the G7 Group from 1995 to 2007, a macroeconomic and political research firm
• Station Manager of WWOR-TV from 1987 to 1989
• Vice President of marketing for MCA Broadcasting from 1985 to 1987
• Vice President of corporate communications at Westinghouse Broadcasting from 1983 to 1985

Hartley also served in the White House during President Jimmy Carter's administration as Associate Assistant in the Office of Public Liaison and as Director of Congressional Relations at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She is married to investment banker and former Evercore Partners CEO Ralph Schlosstein.

What Jane Hartley could bring to Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: With her extensive diplomatic credentials spanning two administrations, her deep experience navigating international crises during critical periods in France and the UK, and her background building macroeconomic research and advisory firms, Hartley brings to Carnegie's Board Chair role a unique combination of geopolitical expertise, institutional credibility with global policymakers, and practical understanding of how independent research can inform diplomatic decision-making on complex global challenges.