Carter Page | |
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Born |
Carter William Page June 3, 1971 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Education |
United States Naval Academy (BS), 1993 Georgetown University MA, 1994 New York University MBA SOAS, University of London (PhD), 2012 |
Occupation | Investment banker foreign policy analyst |
Political party | Republican |
Carter William Page (born June 3, 1971) is an American oil industry consultant. According to Donald Trump, Page was one of the individuals who advised him on foreign policy during the 2016 presidential campaign. Page is the founder and managing partner of Global Energy Capital, a New York investment fund and consulting firm specializing in the Russian and Central Asian oil and gas business.
Carter Page was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 3, 1971, the son of Allan Robert Page and Rachel (Greenstein) Page. His father was from Galway, New York, and his mother was from Minneapolis. Allan Page received bachelor's and master's degrees from Union College in Schenectady, New York, and was a manager and executive with the Central Hudson Gas & Electric Company. Carter Page was raised in Poughkeepsie, New York, and graduated from Poughkeepsie's Our Lady of Lourdes High School in 1989.
Page is a 1993 graduate of the United States Naval Academy; he was a Distinguished Graduate, a distinction awarded to the top ten percent of the class. At the Naval Academy, Page was a Trident Scholar, a designation that enabled him to work during his senior year as a researcher for the House Armed Services Committee. He served in the Navy for five years, including a tour in western Morocco as an intelligence officer for a United Nations peacekeeping mission. In 1994, he completed a master of arts degree in National Security Studies at Georgetown University.