HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The charity co-founded by Greg Mortenson said Thursday it has added seven new board members, an expansion that is part of a legal settlement over accusations the “Three Cups of Tea” author mismanaged the organization that builds schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The new Central Asia Institute board of directors includes academics, businessmen, philanthropists and an attorney who are familiar with the region where the institute works. They were selected during a board meeting in San Francisco last week from dozens of people who had submitted letters of interest.