Michael Greenwald

New York, NY, USA

Senior Vice President

Tiedemann Advisors

Biography

Michael Greenwald is Senior Vice President at Tiedemann Advisors. He provides geopolitical and macroeconomic guidance to the firm & clients. Michael serves as a trusted advisor and manages senior relationships with family offices in the United States, Middle East and Europe.

Prior to joining Tiedemann, Michael worked in senior roles within the U.S. Treasury in positions working with Africa, Europe and serving as a financial diplomat in the Middle East spanning the tenures of U.S. Treasury Secretaries Geithner, Lew and Mnuchin. Michael served as the first U.S. Treasury Attaché appointed to Qatar and Kuwait. Prior to that, he served as the U.S. Treasury Policy Advisor for Europe, leading the U.S. Delegation to the Council of Europe. Michael has also served in a variety of roles in the U.S. Intelligence Community and in the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Treasury, working closely with the National Security Council at the White House on issues related to countering ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Iran, Ukraine/Russia, Syria & North Korea. Michael is a frequent speaker, writer & CNBC commentator on international security, the Middle East & illicit finance issues.

Michael has many other business interests including Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs & Adjunct Professor, Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies. He is a Senior Member of the Atlantic Council and Board Member of Halo Maritime Defense Systems, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation and Aspen Institute, Vanguard Society of Fellows.

His philanthropic work includes serving as Chair, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Next Generation Board, Senior Advisor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute & National Board Member & Chairman of the Finance Committee, Susan G Komen Foundation.

Michael Greenwald’s Newsfeed

To Manage Great Power Competition, America Needs a New Economic Patriot Act

Michael B. Greenwald writes: "Over the past two decades, the U.S. Treasury has done quietly heroic work to financially weaken terrorists and rogue states. But complacency over the Patriot Act is handicapping our ability to respond to Russian and Chinese provocations..."

Greenwald Speaks at Harvard on the Future of the U.S. Dollar

Michael B. Greenwald (Pardee ’07), Lecturer at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, led an April 11, 2019 discussion at Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center on “The Future of the United States Dollar and the Future of Financial Warfare” with former United States Defense Secretary and head of the Harvard Belfer Center Ash Carter.

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Michael Greenwald’s Background

Tiedemann Advisors

Senior Vice President

2017 - Present

New York, NY, USA

Founded in 1999, Tiedemann Advisors is one of the largest independent investment and wealth advisors for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, families foundations & endowments. Michael provides geopolitical, and macroeconomic guidance to the firm and clients. Michael serves as a trusted advisor and manages senior relationships with family offices in the United States, Middle East & Europe.

Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center

Fellow

May 2018 - Present

Cambridge, MA, USA

Greenwald leads seminars exploring the financial and political implications of the Dollar’s role in global capital markets. He also explores the intersection between contemporary art and geopolitics. His expertise is in illicit finance, sanctions, and the Gulf/Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa. Click on logo for link to articles and events.

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. Treasury Attaché to Qatar & Kuwait

Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

Doha, QA

Greenwald worked in senior roles within the United States Treasury in national security positions working with Africa, Europe and serving as a financial diplomat in the Middle East spanning the tenures of U.S. Treasury Secretaries Geithner, Lew & Mnuchin. He served as the first United States Treasury Attaché appointed to Qatar & Kuwait and opened the Treasury Department’s office in Doha in 2015.

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. Treasury Policy Advisor for Europe

Feb 2013 - Aug 2015

Washington, DC, USA

Michael was head of the U.S. Delegation to the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism before the Council of Europe and traveled to over 20 countries on behalf of the Treasury. He was part of the team that crafted sanctions against Russia, marking the first time Western debt & equity markets were employed against a sovereign power.

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence

Aug 2010 - Feb 2013

Washington, DC, USA

He has also served in a variety of roles in the U.S. Intelligence Community and in the Office of General Council at the U.S Treasury working closely with the National Security Council at the White House working on issues related to countering ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, Ukraine/Russia, Syria, and North Korea.

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Other Business Interests

Upcoming Events

Speaker

Mar 2019 - Present

New York, NY, USA

Click on logo to view Michael Greenwald's upcoming speaking events at Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center.

Publications

Author

Mar 2019 - Present

New York, NY, USA

Greenwald has published and contributed to many articles on international security and economic affairs. Click on logo for details.

Speaking Engagements

Public Speaking

A frequent speaker on international security, the Middle East and illicit finance issues, Greenwald's past speaking engagements include appearances on CNBC, lectures at the Council on Foreign Relations, the Aspen Institute, the Atlantic Council, Harvard University, Yale Law School, Stanford, Columbia University, and Northwestern Business School in Doha. Click on logo for more information.

Video : Michael Greenwald on U.S.-Saudi Arabia tensions

Media Appearance

Oct 2018 - Present

Washington, DC, USA

Michael Greenwald discussing U.S.-Saudi Arabia tensions on CNBC.

Video : Economic Sanctions

Media Appearance

Mar 2018 - Present

Washington, DC, USA

Economic Sanctions and the Private Sector, discussion panel for Atlantic Council where representatives from the private sector analyzed the impact on their industries of the Trump administration’s use of economic sanctions as a policy tool.

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Current Non-Executive Positions

The Trilateral Commission

Deputy Executive Director of North America

Oct 2018 - Present

Washington, DC, USA

The Trilateral Commission was formed in 1973 by private citizens of Japan, Europe and North America to foster closer cooperation among these core industrialized areas, with shared leadership responsibilities in the wider international system.

Boston University, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

Adjunct Professor

Jan 2018 - Present

Boston, MA, USA

The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies is their newest School. Established in 2014 by bringing together a number of long-established programs in international and regional studies. Greenwald is an Adjunct Professor teaching Global Policy: Financial Warfare. He also teaches The New Normal of Economic Statecraft in the Middle East.

Boston University School of Law

Member Dean Advisory Board

Jan 2019 - Present

Boston, MA, USA

Founded in 1872, Boston University School of Law is a first class law school with a faculty recognized nationally for exceptional teaching and preeminent scholarship.

The Atlantic Council

Senior Advisor to President & CEO Fred Kempe. Co-Chairman, Counsellor Program (2008)

Jan 2018 - Present

Washington, DC, USA

The Atlantic Council promotes constructive leadership & engagement in international affairs, based on the Atlantic Community's central role in meeting global challenges. Michael serves as senior advisor to Fred Kempe.

The Aspen Institute

Board Member, Vanguard Society of Fellows

May 2015 - Present

Washington, DC, USA

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization, which aims to foster leadership, based on enduring values and to provide a non-partisan venue for dealing with critical issues.

Halo Maritime Defense Systems

Board Member

Sep 2018 - Present

Newton, MA, USA

HALO Maritime Defense Systems is a marine engineering technology company and provider of advanced engineered solutions for the security needs of strategic maritime assets. It provides floating barriers and gates, essential security to critical assets that are vulnerable to water-borne access for Government, commercial and private assets on the water.

Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation

Member of the Advisory Board

Apr 2019 - Present

Boston, MA, USA

Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation's aim is to provide institutional quality, client-mandated real estate investment management strategies, structured to protect and grow capital with risk adjusted returns.

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Philanthropy

The Susan G. Komen Cancer Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

National Board Member, Chairman Finance Committee

May 2018 - Present

Dallas, TX, USA

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was set up by Susan's sister Nancy in honour of her death from breast cancer. They lead the way in groundbreaking research, community health intitiatives and advocacy programs.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Special Advisor on International Affairs to President & CEO Dr Laurie Glimcher

Mar 2018 - Present

Boston, MA, USA

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is committed to providing expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer, whilst advancing the understanding, treatment, cure and prevention of cancer & related diseases. Michael is special advisor to Dr. Laurie Glimcher.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Co-Chairman, Next Generation Board

Jan 2009 - Present

Washington, DC, USA

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide and promote human dignity.

Friends of the Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan

Delegation Leader & Executive Board Member

Jan 2008 - Present

Washington, DC, USA

The Friends of the Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan (FPJRA) is a non-profit formed in 2009 to promote legal reform in Afghanistan.

Concordia

Member

Sep 2018 - Present

Washington, DC, USA

Concordia is a registered non-profit, non-partisan organization, dedicated to actively fostering, elevating and sustaining cross-sector partnerships for social impact.

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