The Atlantic Council promotes constructive leadership and engagement in international affairs based on the Atlantic Community's central role in meeting global challenges. The Council provides an essential forum for navigating the dramatic economic and political changes defining the twenty-first century by informing and galvanizing its uniquely influential network of global leaders. Through the papers they write, the ideas they generate, and the communities they build, the Council shapes policy choices and strategies to create a more secure and prosperous world.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/

Address:
1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20005 USA

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1961
Age (years)
Atlantic Council
64 
United States average
 42
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Dean Acheson | Christian Herter | Will Clayton | William Foster | Theodore Achilles
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Frederick Kempe
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Frederick Kempe
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Frederick Kempe
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Atlantic Council
 277
United States average
 47
Global average
 88
2024
Atlantic Council
 208
2023
Atlantic Council
 60
% Female staff
2019
Atlantic Council
 29%
United States average
 46%
Global average
 43%
% Female researchers
2019
Atlantic Council
 39%
United States average
 28%
Global average
 35%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Atlantic Council
 210
United States average
 61
Global average
 57
2023
Atlantic Council
 109
Financials
2015
Atlantic Council
 $26,718,518
United States average
 $19,903,338
Global average
 $57,352,757

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
Atlantic Council
 48,958
United States average
 65,411
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
Atlantic Council
 46,816
Likes (2021)
Atlantic Council
 43,780
Twitter
Followers (2025)
Atlantic Council
 214,400
United States average
 50,826
Global average
 19,888
Followers (2024)
Atlantic Council
 209,500
Followers (2022)
Atlantic Council
 177,453
Subscribers (2025)
Atlantic Council
 113,000
United States average
 19,260
Global average
 7,436
Subscribers (2024)
Atlantic Council
 80,600
Subscribers (2023)
Atlantic Council
 66,300
Instagram
Followers (2025)
Atlantic Council
 30,800
United States average
 73,649
Global average
 18,586
Followers (2024)
Atlantic Council
 23,900
Followers (2023)
Atlantic Council
 21,000
Followers (2025)
Atlantic Council
 140,000
United States average
 24,319
Global average
 15,926
Followers (2024)
Atlantic Council
 121,000
Followers (2023)
Atlantic Council
 96,420

Data notes

Last updated: 20/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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