Marc S. Ellenbogen

Marc S. Ellenbogen (born 6 February 1963 in Heidelberg) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist and a diplomat. He is Chairman of the Global Panel Foundation and president of the Prague Society for International Cooperation.

Ellenbogen´s main pursuit is to fight against corruption in Central and Eastern Europe. He has been active in seeking justice against former Communist officials and members of the Communist-era secret police (Avo (HU), KGB (Soviet Union), Securitate (RO), Stasi (DDR), StB (CSSR), SB Security Service (Poland) inter alia. He has sought to honor those who stood up against communism in Central and Eastern Europe, such as Jan Zajíc and Václav Havel. Besides his work in Central and Eastern Europe, Ellenbogen also rescued the daughter of former Rwandan Foreign Minister (1979-1989) François Ngarukiyintwali to Canada after the revolution.