| C. Fred BergstenFounder | Co-founder | 2001 – present | |
| Edward Scott Jr.FounderBoard | Co-founder & Chair Emeritus | 2001 – present | |
| Nancy BirdsallFounder | Co-founder & President Emerita | 2001 – present | |
| Amrita AhujaBoard | Board Member | | |
| Bertrand BadréBoard | Board Member | | |
| Brian DeeseBoard | Board Member | | |
| Caroline AtkinsonBoard | Board Member | | |
| Clemence Landers | Vice President and Senior Fellow | | |
| David BohigianBoard | Board Member | | |
| Debra FineBoard | Interim Board Chair | | |
| Judy WoodruffBoard | Board Member | | |
| Karen SpencerBoard | Board Member | | |
| Lindy CameronBoard | CGD Europe Board of Trustees Member | | |
| Luis Alberto MorenoBoard | Board Member | | |
| Markus Goldstein | Vice President and Senior Fellow | | |
| Mary-Ann EtiebetBoard | Board Member | | |
| Masood Ahmed | President Emeritus | 2017 – present | |
| Mikaela Gavas | Managing Director, Europe and Senior Fellow | | |
| Rachel Glennerster | President | | |
| Robert McCarthyBoard | Board Member | | |
| Shaila Khan LeekhaBoard | CGD Europe Board of Trustees Member | | |
| Shubhi RaoBoard | Board Member | | |
| Stephen T. IsaacsBoard | Board Member | | |
| Tamsyn BartonBoard | CGD Europe Board of Trustees Member | | |
| Tony FrattoBoard | Board Member | | |