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The Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellowship in Business and Foreign Policy

The Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellowship in Business and Foreign Policy was established in 2002 with a gift from the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation. The fellowship focuses on the global integration of financial markets and their significance for U.S. economic and foreign policy.

Bernard L. Schwartz

Bernard L. Schwartz
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Bernard L. Schwartz has been a member of CFR since 2003, and currently serves as chairman and chief executive officer of BLS Investments, LLC, a private investment firm. Schwartz retired in 2006 after thirty-four years as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Loral Space & Communications, a New York Stock Exchange-listed manufacturer of satellites and satellite systems. Over the years, Schwartz has been recognized for his views and counsel on matters ranging from economic growth and industrial policy to technology and national security, views which generally challenge conventional wisdom and provide a basis for numerous speeches, white papers, and testimony to private research institutions, educators, and congressional committees.

Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellows

2007–Present
Edward Alden

2003–2007
David Braunschvig

2002
Bennett Freeman