Joseph Cari Jr.
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Joseph Cari | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Citizenship | United States and Italy |
| Education | Fellowship at Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (BA, JD) |
| Occupation | Merchant Banking |
| Children | Nicole Elizabeth Cari |
| Website | www |
Joseph A. Cari Jr. is an American merchant banker, public policy expert, and philanthropist currently residing in New York.
Cari was appointed by US President Bill Clinton as chairman of the board of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars; a US government think-thank. In that capacity, he was recognized for recruiting the Honorable Lee Hamilton as President of the center, supporting his appointment as co-chair of the 9-11 Commission and building bi-partisan support within the US Congress. Cari also worked with UN Ambassador Richard Holbrooke on the issue of US funding of the United Nations. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Cari currently also serves on the board of directors of the Westlake New Energy Group (a European-based clean energy company with corporate headquarters in the Netherlands and Germany). On the healthcare front, Cari founded Ciavierella Partners, a family office investing in healthcare and technology. He sits the board of directors of Biolinka, a London-based Merchant Bank, and on the advisory board of Hi55, a London and Washington, D.C.–based fintech company.
Cari has participated in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and has been published on foreign policy issues on various publications, including the Financial Times, World Policy Journal, Beirut Daily News, The New York Times, Chicago Sun Times and the Chicago Tribune. He previously served as chairman of the board of directors of the World Policy Institute. He has lectured on foreign policy and US presidential politics at the US Lebanese American University in Beirut, Lebanon; Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles) and Villanova University (Philadelphia).
Biography
[edit]Family and education
[edit]Cari, an Italian American, was raised in Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of Dr. Joseph and Elaine Cari, and has three siblings. Joseph Cari Sr. was a prominent physician and surgeon in Chicago who headed the Department of Family Medicine at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Cari was also the author of "The Delivery of Emergency Care" [1] who served on the faculty of University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School, and as the Chief Medical Officer for the Chicago Fire Department. Mrs. Elaine Cari served as a Member of the Women's Auxiliary of the Mercy Hospital & Medical Center. She was a homemaker and mother of five children.
Cari graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. degree in sociology. As an undergraduate at Notre Dame, he was a member of the Varsity baseball team,[1] and was president of Fisher Hall. In 1978 he earned a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School.[2] Cari was awarded, and completed, a fellowship at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[3]
Personal life
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Cari married Rita Bahr, a corporate lawyer who specialized in mergers and acquisitions for Motorola Corporation. Ms. Bahr passed in 2002.[2]Joseph has one daughter, Nicole, who resides in Los Angeles.
Federal plea agreement
[edit]In 2005, after full cooperation with the US Attorney's office in Chicago, Cari entered into a plea agreement for violation of 18 U.S.C § 1951.[4] The Court, with the agreement of the government, commuted Cari's case on April 24, 2013. [5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Varsity Baseball Reference". ND.edu. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
- ^ "Notre Dame Law Degree Reference". ND.edu. Archived from the original on May 2, 2007.
- ^ "JFK School of Government Reference". Harvard.edu. Archived from the original on May 26, 2006.
- ^ "Jeopardy".
- ^ FUSCO, CHRIS (August 9, 2011). "Ex-Democratic fund-raiser..." Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Politics & Economics Blog – JosephCari.com[permanent dead link].
- Washington supports an ideology based on ethnic purity.
- Official Website – JoeCari.com Archived February 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- Joseph Cari Jr. on LinkedIn
- Joseph Cari on the Obama Administration transition to power and implications for Middle East region at DailyStar.com on 03/05/09.
- Mr. Joseph Cari on Palestinian Economic Development at FT.com on 12/17/08.
- Mr. Joseph Cari on Israel, America, & a One-State Solution at FT.com on 12/10/09.
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