As we grow our International Constitution Center, we seek leadership with experience, talent and enthusiasm. 

Advisors to the International Constitution Center play a crucial role in shaping the development of the center. By providing assistance, expertise, and support to leadership, they bring valuable insight and guidance to current and future initiatives.   Here are some key roles advisors fulfill:

• Expert Consultants:  Advisors offer their specialized knowledge in constitutional law, political science, human rights, and other related fields. They can provide guidance on specific constitutional provisions, ensuring they align with international standards and best practices.
• Facilitators: Advisors can facilitate workshops, conferences, and public consultations to gather diverse perspectives and ensure that the constitution center is inclusive and participatory.
• Technical Assistance:  Advisors can assist in drafting constitutional texts, reviewing and editing documents, and providing technical support to constitutional bodies.
• Capacity Building: They may help to build the capacity of local constitutional experts and regional institutions, enabling them to fulfil the role of the center in the long term.
• Advocates for Good Governance: Advisors can advocate for constitutional principles that promote human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. They may also work to raise awareness about the importance of constitutionalism and its role in fostering stable and just societies.

The International Constitution Center, with the support of their advisors, can make significant contributions to strengthening democratic institutions and promoting human rights around the world.

International Advancement and Fundraising Executive

Mr. Pallone is an active consultant in support of organizations seeking to enhance their advancement goals and activities. A strategic member of teams, he facilitates organizational growth and enhances mission-centered achievement.

Prior Member of Graduate Faculty at Franklin University Switzerland where he taught international academic travel courses to London and Amsterdam focusing on risk theory and applications, in the University’s Master of Science in International Management (MSIM) degree program. 

Prior Vice President for Advancement, Franklin University, Lugano, Switzerland where he directed global programs and initiatives that engaged alumni, parents, and other constituents of the University and sought their financial support to ensure Franklin's continuing leadership as an innovator in international higher education. Revitalized an underperforming line function to meet all top standards and greatly expanded and improved financial development programs. 

As an occasional Professional Consultant, he provides expert services in the areas of organizational management, fundraising strategies, operational services, leadership, and campaign planning for nonprofit organizations, including:   Alzheimer's Association (USA), Clarkson University, (NY, USA),  Colby College (ME, USA), Duke University (NC, USA), Franklin Institute Science Museum (Philadelphia, USA), Knox College (IL, USA), Metropolitan Career Center (Philadelphia, USA), Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (Philadelphia, USA), Pennsylvania Ballet (Philadelphia, USA), Philadelphia Museum of Art (USA), UNICEF (USA)
 

While at Bates College, Mr. Pallone was Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations where he developed more than $35M in financial support for this top ranked liberal arts college from institutional sources, including corporations, foundations, and government agencies. Also oversaw information infrastructure and research services of the advancement division. Served as senior member of Vice President's team, which successfully designed and completed a $120M fundraising campaign. Created and directed College's first community-based fundraising program for endowed scholarships. Developed gifts between $5,000 and $1M+ from individuals. 

 Lawyer, General Counsel, Start-up Advisor

Jon Becker is a US qualified lawyer with over 30 years of experience as an in-house lawyer with US multinationals in the Biotech and IT industries. Jon was the European General Counsel for InterMune in its international HQ in Basel and the European Legal Counsel for Amgen in its international HQ in Zug. Before these roles, he worked for a global IT services company, EDS, a subsidiary of General Motors. 

Jon's experience in legal support includes compliance, regulatory, employment, contracting, litigation management and legal department set-up and operations.

Jon later established Clearly Legal, a Swiss strategic legal advisory business and continues to provide legal support services to a variety of international companies, including startups. He also founded DataLimits, a Swiss non-profit association, focused on enforcing global data privacy rights. 

He is a member of the Rotary Club Lugano-Lago (Past President 2021-22), a member of the Board of Directors of Wikimedia Switzerland, a former member of the Franklin University Presidential Council, a former member of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (Legal Committee in Zurich) and a former Swiss country representative of the Association of Corporate Counsel (Europe). 

Jon has lived and worked in London, Geneva, Paris, Rome and Luzern and now is based in Lugano, married with 2 children, and has American, Italian and Swiss citizenships. Jon graduated with a BA from Brandeis University, a MA from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and a JD from the George Washington University Law School. 

Richard Albert

Constitutional Scholar Advisor

Professor in Law | Professor of Government |Director of Constitutional Studies | The University of Texas at Austin | Published 30+ Books on Democracy and Constitutionalism | Alum of Yale, Oxford, Harvard | Author of newsletter on constitutions

Richard Albert is Professor of World Constitutions and Director of Constitutional Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, founding director of the International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism, and Co-President of the International Society of Public Law.
 

Currently a member of the Constitutional Reform Committee advising the Government of Jamaica on writing and enacting a new constitution for the country, he has published over 30 books on constitutional democracy, including “Constitutional Amendments: Making, Breaking, and Changing Constitutions” (Oxford University Press).
 

He has held visiting faculty appointments around the world, including at Universitas Airlangga (Indonesia), Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo (Ecuador), Universidad Externado (Colombia), FGV (Brazil), Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai (India), University of Ottawa (Canada), Reichman University (Israel), University of Toronto (Canada), and Yale University.
 

Formerly a law clerk to the Chief Justice of Canada, Richard Albert holds law and political science degrees from Yale, Oxford, and Harvard.

Wim Voermans

Constitutional Scholar Advisor

 Wim Voermans is Professor of Constitutional and Administrative law at Leiden University.

Professor Voermans' current research and teaching focuses on the theory and practice of constitutional law (worldwide), on comparative constitutional law and European law. Voerman's research takes a special interest in the working and (social, economic and political) effects of constitutional law - based on his thesis of constitutional law working as literature. He studies constitutional legitimacy issues, overall observance and performance of constitutional systems. 

by Wim Voermans (Author) 

From the Preamble: "Today, 189 out of 193 officially recognized nation-states have a written constitution, and 75% of these have been ratified since 1975. How did this worldwide diffusion of constitutions come about? In this book, Wim Voermans traces the varied and surprising story of constitutions since the agricultural revolution of c.10,000 bce. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, Voermans shows how human evolution, human nature and the history of thought have all played their part in shaping modern constitutions. Constitutions, in turn, have shaped our societies, creating imagined communities of trust and recognition that allow us to successfully co-operate with one another. Engagingly and wittily told, the story of constitutions is vital to understanding our world, our civilizations and, most significantly, ourselves."

Read more here: https://a.co/d/8dGuU3v