Jamie Fly | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | American University (BA), Georgetown University (MA) |
| Occupation | Analyst |
| Employer | Palantir Technologies |
| Honours | Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service |
Jamie M. Fly [1] [2] is an American media executive and former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. [3]
Fly holds a BA in international studies and political science from American University and a MA in German and European studies from Georgetown University. [4] [5]
From 2002 to 2004, he worked on European and national security issues as a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. In 2004 he was a German Marshall Fund Manfred Wörner Fellow. He also worked at the World Bank and for the Republican National Committee on the 2004 re-election campaign of the 43rd president of the United States George W. Bush. [6] From 2005 to 2008, Fly served in the office of the United States Secretary of Defense. He received the Office of the Secretary of Defence Medal for Exceptional Public Service. [7] From 2008 to 2009, he served as director of anti-proliferation strategy at the United States National Security Council in the Bush's administration. [8] In 2009 he was a Claremont Institute Lincoln Fellow. [6] From early 2009 to February 2013 Fly served as the executive director of the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI). From February 2013 to May 2017 he served as counselor for Foreign and National Security Affairs to Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). [6] He also served as a senior fellow and co-director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy. [7]
From August 2019 to June 2020, he served as president and chief executive officer for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). [9] From September 2020 to February 2021, he served as director of the Future of Geopolitics and Asia programs at the German Marshall Fund. [7] He researched transatlantic relations, American foreign policy, democracy and human rights. [10] From February 2021 to June 2023 Fly served as president and CEO for RFE/RL. [9] [11]
In May 2023, Fly announced his resignation as RFE president and CEO, effective June 30, 2023, and expressed the intent of returning to the U.S. for an opportunity in the private sector. [12] In August 2023, he started at Palantir Technologies full-time as a senior counselor. [13] [14]
Fly is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. [6]
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