Marc S. Ellenbogen (born 6 February 1963 in

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist and a diplomat. He is Chairman of the Global Panel Foundation and president of the

Prague Society for International Cooperation The Prague Society for International Cooperation is a Prague-based non-governmental organization that originated in communist Central Europe, when political dissidents joined forces to oppose their respective regimes. Though several of its membe ...

. Ellenbogen´s main pursuit is to fight against corruption in Central and Eastern Europe. He has been active in seeking justice against former Communist officials and members of the Communist-era secret police. He has sought to honor those who stood up against communism in Central and Eastern Europe, such as

Jan Zajíc Jan Zajíc (July 3, 1950 – February 25, 1969) was a Czech student who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest. He was a student of the Střední průmyslová škola železniční (Industrial Highschool of Railways) technica ...

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. Besides his work in Central and Eastern Europe, Ellenbogen also rescued the daughter of former Rwandan Foreign Minister (1979-1989) François Ngarukiyintwali to

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after the revolution.

Early life and education

Ellenbogen's 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 The Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award is given annually to honor individuals who have dedicated their lives to public service. It was established in 2000 by the Prague Society for International Cooperation and thGlobal Panel Foundation It is ...

is named after the mother of Ellenbogen. The ancestors of Ellenbogen originated from the German noble family von Katzen-Ellenbogen. He attended Heidelberg American High School. During university he was at the

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, both as an undergraduate and graduate student. 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. He later attended

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at the

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Career

He is the chairman of the Global Panel Foundation and

. Annually, he hosts the

. He was an internationally syndicated columnist for

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(2004-2010), with over 300 columns appearing in publications , including ''

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'', and ''

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''. The op-eds were published under the title ''Atlantic Eye'' and dealt with political issues and Marc Ellenbogen's own experience with diplomacy across the Atlantic. Ellenbogen's column ''Atlantic Eye'' has been cited in numerous media, print media and other mediums.'' From 2004 to 2010, Ellenbogen served on the National Advisory Board of the

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. He is a former Vice Chair & Founding Trustee of the Democratic Expat Leadership Council. In 2009, U.S. President

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nominated Ellenbogen to be Ambassador to Bulgaria. Marc Ellenbogen with George Clooney and Charles C Adams

He is a Life Member of the

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and a Member of the

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. 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,

(Syracuse, USA), and an Associate Fellow and Professor at the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and

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(Windsor, Canada). He serves as an adviser to, and Honorary Member of, the

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European Affairs Society. He is a Patron of the right-of-center

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and a member of the Corps Rheno-Nicaria zu Mannheim und Heidelberg. He is a Member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance.

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Prague Society

Global Panel FoundationGlobal Panel Foundation, Board of Directors
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Early life and education

Career

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