Michael B. Greenwald
Co-Chair, The Palm Beach Synagogue Summit to Combat Antisemitism
2023
Michael B. Greenwald is a senior executive for Amazon Web Services (AWS) serving as the global lead for digital assets and financial innovation. Previously, he was a managing director and director of digital asset education for Tiedemann Advisors. He was the first U.S. Treasury attaché to Qatar and Kuwait, acting as the principal liaison to the banking sector in those nations for two presidential administrations from 2010-2017. Michael is an adjunct professor at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) where he previously directed a digital asset capstone program, a former fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Geoeconomics Center, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for New American Security, and is deputy director at the Trilateral Commission. Michael serves as a representative member for AWS of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Technology Advisory Committee. He holds a Juris Doctor from Boston University, a Master’s from Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, a Bachelor of Arts in History from George Washington University and is currently pursuing the General Management Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School.
At the Summit
The Summit was more than empty words – it made clear that a solution-driven approach is the only way to fight hate. That’s why the working group activities, which are results driven are going to be critical in defeating violent extremism. The Summit brought together the best minds in government, private sector, academia, and civil society. Being surrounded by these experts sparked new ideas – some of which I’ve already implemented or have written about.
