Christopher F. Egan (ambassador)
| Christopher Fitzgerald Egan | |
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| 15th United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | |
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In office October 2007 – January 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Connie Morella |
| Succeeded by | Karen Kornbluh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
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Xaverian Brothers High School University of Massachusetts Amherst, BSEE Harvard University, MPA |
Christopher Fitzgerald Egan is an American businessman, fundraiser, diplomat and philanthropist. Egan served as United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France from October 2007 to November 2009. He was appointed by President George W. Bush and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 26, 2007.
Egan was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Maureen and Richard Egan, the co-founder of the EMC Corporation. He graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts in 1982. He then received a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1986 and a master of public administration with a concentration in leadership from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Egan is the President and a founding member of Carruth Capital, LLC, based in Westborough, Massachusetts. Carruth Capital, founded in 1994, is one of New England's top 10 commercial real estate investment and development firms.
In 2004, Egan produced a critically acclaimed documentary entitled, Eclipsed by the Sun: The Political Education of John Kerry, a documentary about John Kerry's unsuccessful 1972 campaign for the Massachusetts' 5th Congressional district. Egan was a Bush Ranger following his significant fundraising for the George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2004 and the John McCain presidential campaign, 2008.
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