Michael Greenwald is uniquely positioned at the intersection of geopolitics and finance. Currently, he is Director at Tiedemann Advisors, a multi-family office managing over $22 billion in assets, and Managing Director at Tiedemann-Constantia, the firm’s European office.
From 2015 to 2017 he was the US Treasury attaché to Qatar and Kuwait and held counterterrorism and intelligence roles requiring travel to over 20 countries. He was ultimately chosen to serve on the team that crafted sanctions against Russia, ISIS and Al-Qaeda. Using his diplomacy background, he serves as a trusted advisor for Tiedemann, managing senior relationships with families and family offices globally. Given his experience with sovereign wealth funds and the private sector in the region, he leads investment strategy and business development in the Middle East.
Michael is a frequent speaker, writer and CNBC commentator on international security, the Middle East and the global economy. His niche focus is the future of the US dollar and the weaponization of the US financial system. As a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, he has published over 30 articles on that topic. He has given lectures at The Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard, Yale Law, and Northwestern Business School, Doha.
Michael’s non-executive posts include: Senior Advisor, Atlantic Council; Board Member, Halo Maritime Defense Systems; Aspen Institute, Vanguard Society of Fellows; Deputy Director, Trilateral Commission North America Group working with David Rockefeller Fellows.
His philanthropic work has included: Chair, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Next Generation Board; Senior Advisor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Board Member & Finance Committee Chairman, Susan G Komen Foundation.
