of directors Investcorp, member of the international advisory board Anadarko, member of the international advisory board Areva, member of the executive board (2008–2009) Non-profit organizations Atlantic Council, member of the board of directors Council on Foreign Relations, member of the international advisory board Carnegie Corporation of New York, member of the board of trustees Elcano Royal Institute, member of the scientific council European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), member European Leadership Network (ELN), Senior Network member, member of the Task Force on Cooperation in Greater Europe Global Leadership Foundation (GLF), member Institut Montaigne, member of the advisory board Migration Policy Institute (MPI), member of the Transatlantic Council on Migration New Pact for Europe, member of the advisory group Aspen Institute Italia, member of the advisory board Instituto de Empresa (IE), member of the advisory board University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, member of the board of trustees Le Conseil d’Orientation et de Réflexion de l’Assurance (CORA), member Fundación para el Análisis y los Estudios Sociales (FAES), member of the advisory board Foundation pour l’Innovation Politique, member of the advisory board Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales (FRIDE), member of the advisory board CSIS Initiative for a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership, member of the advisory board The American Interest, member of the global advisory council Revue de Droit de l’Union européenne, member of the global advisory council World Justice Project, honorary co-chair Prague European Summit, advisory board member In 2003, Palacio created together with other prominent European personalities the Medbridge Strategy Center, whose goal is to promote dialogue and mutual understanding between Europe and the Middle-East. Recognition In January 2004 Palacio was listed among The Wall Street Journal’s 75 ‘global opinion leaders’. In October 2001 the same newspaper, under the heading "Europe’s Lawyer", published an extensive feature article on her in its supplement on "12 influential players on the world business stage". Among the awards and decorations she has been bestowed upon, she is the recipient of the 2004 American Jewish Committee Ramer Award for Diplomatic Excellence, which recognizes her role in upholding democracy and the values of open society. In 2016, Palacio was awarded the Sandra Day O’Connor Justice Prize. Personal life In December 2000, Palacio was diagnosed with cancer. She refused to wear a wig or a hat when the chemotherapy made her hair fall out. Her sister, Loyola de Palacio, was a minister in the Spanish government from 1996