Christopher Catrambone
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Christopher Paul Catrambone is an Italian American entrepreneur and humanitarian, best known for founding the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), a global humanitarian organization dedicated to responding quickly and efficiently to emerging crises .
Early life and education
[edit]Catrambone was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He graduated in 2002 from McNeese State University.[1]
Personal life
[edit]After Hurricane Katrina damaged his New Orleans home, he moved to Reggio Calabria, Italy and later to Malta. [1]
Career
[edit]Catrambone set up Tangiers Group in 2006, a group of companies based in Malta, specializing in insurance, emergency assistance and intelligence.[2]
Catrambone founded the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) in 2013, an NGO dedicated to reducing human suffering and providing aid and assistance to vulnerable communities in areas of crisis.[3]
Catrambone is the founder of the Organisation for Better Security (OBS), an international forum for people who live and work in conflict zones.
Honors and awards
[edit]In 2015, Catrambone received the Medal for Service for the Republic of Malta (Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika), for his work with MOAS.[4]
He was named one of Foreign Policy’s 100 Global Thinkers of 2015.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Can a Young American Entrepreneur Succeed Where Europe Has Failed?". Outside Online. September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Dying at Europe's Doorstep". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Giles Tremlett (8 July 2015). "The millionaire who rescues migrants at sea". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "[SLIDESHOW] MOAS, young hero among those honoured on Republic Day". Malta Today. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Foreign Policy's top "Global Thinkers": find the Europeans on the list". europeanpost.co. Retrieved 8 January 2016.