Ethan Chorin

ABOUT ETHAN CHORIN

Scholar and entrepreneur who gained fame for his writing on the 2011 Libyan Civil War. He is the CEO of Perim Associates, a Middle East and Africa-focused expert firm.

He earned a bachelor's degree in near Eastern literature and civilizations from Yale University in 1991, a master's degree in international policy studies from Stanford University in 1993, and a PhD in agricultural and resource economics from UC Berkeley in 2000.

He received a US Department of State Meritorious Honor Award for his work in Libya.

His father, Alexandre Chorin, is a famous mathematician.

Like Bill Gates , he is an entrepreneur.