I am the proud father of three boys and live with my wife and three sons outside of Philadelphia, PA. I practice international law for a major global insurance company and have lived and worked all over the world. I love learning new things and as a result have attended a number of educational institutions including www.wm.edu, www.upenn.edu, www.upitt.edu, www.aegean.gr, http://www.shoin.ac.jp/ and http://www.tuj.ac.jp/newsite/main/law/index.html. From my work and study I have picked up a smattering of languages sufficient to order in restaurants and get to my hotel. At one time I could speak Japanese well enough to study law in the language, but I limit myself these days to casual conversations.
In addition to private sector work, over the years I have volunteered significant time with organizations that attempt to attract foreign direct investment including serving as
- Non-executive Board Member of United Kingdom Trade and Investment in the United States: http://www.ukti.gov.uk/home.html?guid=none
- Past President and Current Board Member of the British American Business Council: http://www.babcgp.com/
- Past Secretary and Current Board Member of the Japan America Society: http://www.jasgp.com/
- Past Extended Bureau (Board) Member of the Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats: http://www.aija.org/intro.html
It was these experiences that demonstrated to me the huge value in attracting foreign direct investment, some of the shortcomings in the efforts in the United States, and that there is a lot we can learn from the rapidly rising powerhouses in the world of attracting foreign direct investment. According to a November 2011 report by the the Magazine of Corporate Real Estate Strategy & Area Economic Development, the Economic and Statistics Administration of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce indicated that jobs created as a result of FDI are up to 30 percent higher-paying, and during the last decade, majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign companies employed between 5 million and 6 million workers. So one can't ignore the huge and beneficial impact of attracting foreign direct investment to a local community.
That said, I do have other parts to my life. I've been proud to serve on two charitable
boards -- the USAIRWAYS Foundation http://shopping.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/corporategiving/default.html and the American University of Rome http://www.aur.edu/american-university-rome/, I do pro bono legal work when I can, and perhaps one of my greatest pleasures is teaching students at my kids' school about foreign cultures (after which I dress up as Clifford to encourage them to read).
In addition to private sector work, over the years I have volunteered significant time with organizations that attempt to attract foreign direct investment including serving as
- Non-executive Board Member of United Kingdom Trade and Investment in the United States: http://www.ukti.gov.uk/home.html?guid=none
- Past President and Current Board Member of the British American Business Council: http://www.babcgp.com/
- Past Secretary and Current Board Member of the Japan America Society: http://www.jasgp.com/
- Past Extended Bureau (Board) Member of the Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats: http://www.aija.org/intro.html
It was these experiences that demonstrated to me the huge value in attracting foreign direct investment, some of the shortcomings in the efforts in the United States, and that there is a lot we can learn from the rapidly rising powerhouses in the world of attracting foreign direct investment. According to a November 2011 report by the the Magazine of Corporate Real Estate Strategy & Area Economic Development, the Economic and Statistics Administration of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce indicated that jobs created as a result of FDI are up to 30 percent higher-paying, and during the last decade, majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign companies employed between 5 million and 6 million workers. So one can't ignore the huge and beneficial impact of attracting foreign direct investment to a local community.
That said, I do have other parts to my life. I've been proud to serve on two charitable
boards -- the USAIRWAYS Foundation http://shopping.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/corporategiving/default.html and the American University of Rome http://www.aur.edu/american-university-rome/, I do pro bono legal work when I can, and perhaps one of my greatest pleasures is teaching students at my kids' school about foreign cultures (after which I dress up as Clifford to encourage them to read).