Marc S. Ellenbogen

Marc S. Ellenbogen (born 6 February 1963 in Heidelberg) is an American businessman, diplomat and philanthropist, who is Chairman of the Global Panel Foundation[1] and President of the Prague Society.[2]

Marc S. Ellenbogen
Born (1963-02-06) 6 February 1963
Heidelberg, Germany
NationalityUSA
EducationSyracuse (Maxwell School), Oxford (Magdalen College)

Ellenbogen has spent nearly three decades seeking justice against former Communist officials and members of the Communist-era secret police. He is known for his efforts to fight against corruption in Central and Eastern Europe. A respected Ambassador once described Ellenbogen as "something akin to an anti-Communist Bounty Hunter".

He has sought to honor those who stood up against communism in Central and Eastern Europe, such as Jan Zaijc,[3] Vaclav Havel, Věra Čáslavská, Iva Drapolova and Ján Čarnogurský.[4] Besides his work in Central and Eastern Europe, Marc Ellenbogen also rescued the daughter of former Rwandan Foreign Minister (1979-1989) François Ngarukiyintwali to Canada after the revolution.[5]

Early life
Marc S. Ellenbogen with Bill Clinton

His father, Paul Ellenbogen, was, amongst other things, serving as a Navy officer in war crimes trials in Japan. The Prague Society's Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award is named after the mother of Ellenbogen. The ancestors of Ellenbogen originated from the German noble family von Katzen-Ellenbogen.[6]

Prof. Marc Ellenbogen shaking hands with US Secretary of State Colin Powell with Amb Martin Polous in the background

As a teenager, Ellenbogen attended Heidelberg American High School, where he served as student body president.

He attended Syracuse University. There, Ellenbogen served as student government comptroller and speaker, as student representative to the Board of Trustees and as president of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.[7] Later he was at Magdalen College, Oxford.[8]

Ellenbogen is a member of the Corps Rheno-Nicaria zu Mannheim und Heidelberg.[9]

Professional life

As a chairman of the Global Panel Foundation and Prague Society, Ellenbogen hosts meetings with diplomats, politicians and academics.[6] He's also the host of the annual Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award.[10]

He is a Life Member of the Association of the United States Army and a Member of the Navy League of the United States.[11]

Marc Ellenbogen, Nobel Laureate & Statesman F.W. de Klerk and the Dalai Lama at the 9th Hanno R Ellenbogen Citizenship award

Besides his roles at the Global Panel Foundation and Prague Society, he is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the CERGE-EI Foundation (New York, USA), a Senior Associate at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, Maxwell School (Syracuse, USA), and an Associate Fellow and Professor at the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics (Windsor, Canada).[12] He is a Member of the Board of Advisors of the American Friends of the Czech Republic (AFoCR),[13] founded to bring the Czech Republic into NATO,[14] and serves as Adviser to, and Honorary Member of, the Oxford University European Affairs Society.[15] He is a Patron of the right-of-center Henry Jackson Society[16] and member of the German Foreign Press Association (Verein der Ausländischen Presse in Deutschland).[17]

He was an internationally syndicated columnist for United Press International (2004-2010). About 300 hard-hitting columns appeared in publications such as The Washington Times, The Globe and Mail, The Financial Times and German newspaper Die Welt. The op-ed's were published under the title Atlantic Eye and dealt with political issues and Marc Ellenbogen's own experience with diplomacy across the Atlantic.[18] Ellenbogen's column Atlantic Eye has been cited in numerous media, print media and other mediums.[19]

Marc Ellenbogen and Wesley Clark at the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award ceremony in 2018

As a Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal for Entrepreneurial Finance,[20] Marc Ellenbogen collaborated on many publications and articles. The academic journal is an important source for research on small business finance and entrepreneurship.[21]

Political life
Marc Ellenbogen with Charles C. Adams and George Clooney at a DNC Expats event.

From 2004 to 2010, Ellenbogen served on the National Advisory Board of the US Democratic Party. He is a former Vice Chair & Founding Trustee of the Democratic Expat Leadership Council.[22]

In 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Ellenbogen to be Ambassador to Bulgaria.[23]

See also

References
  1. "Home". globalpanel.org.
  2. "Home". praguesociety.org.
  3. "Honoring Jan Zajic in Vitkov". The Prague Society for International Cooperation. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  4. "Atlantic Eye: 1969, 1989, 2009". UPI. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  5. "Rwamucyo.com: François NGARUKIYINTWALI: Juste et intégre. RIP". www.rwamucyo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  6. Meixner, Silvia (2003-08-30). "Marc Ellenbogen, Gründer von "Global Panel"". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  7. "Syracuse University Magazine Summer 2004". archive.is. 2012-12-11. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2017-01-10.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. Premier, Princeton. "Marc Ellenbogen has been named an Honored Member in Society by Princeton Premier". PRLog. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  9. csrommel_l223caxf. "The Corps". Corps Rheno-Nicaria. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  10. "Atlantic Eye: Romania's crown princess at 60". UPI. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  11. "The Spymasters' Spymaster". www.spacedaily.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  12. "Marc S. Ellenbogen". CERGE-EI Foundation. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  13. "AFoCR Directors Attend Dinner at Mlýnec Restaurant, Prague, October 6, 2015 to Celebrate AFoCR's 20th Anniversary | American Friends of the Czech Republic". www.afocr.org. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  14. "History | American Friends of the Czech Republic". www.afocr.org. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  15. "Global Panel Foundation | Meeting the World in Person". globalpanel.org. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  16. "Henry Jackson Society | International Patrons". henryjacksonsociety.org. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  17. "VAP - Verein der ausländischen Presse in Deutschland | Mitgliederliste". www.vap-deutschland.org. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  18. "Marc S. Ellenbogen News | Quotes - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  19. Kinsman, Jeremy; Bassuener, Kurt (17 October 2016). A Diplomat's Handbook for Democracy Development Support. Google Books. ISBN 9780986707797. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  20. "Editorial Board | The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance | Graziadio School of Business and Management | Pepperdine University". digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  21. "Scholarly Research about the Financial Economics of Entrepreneurship & Small Business". Pepperdine Libraries.
  22. "Henry Jackson Society | International Patrons". henryjacksonsociety.org. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  23. "Tough Negotiator Ellenbogen to Become US Ambassador to Bulgaria - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". Retrieved 2017-01-10.
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