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Matthew Barzun
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American diplomat
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- 2
Top works
- Power of Giving Power Away
- The Power of Giving Away Power
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Matthew Barzun, Author of The Power of Giving Away Power
When leaders find the courage to distribute rather than hoard power, a new kind of order emerges. One where there is power together.
matthewbarzun.com →Matthew Barzun has always been fascinated about how we can stand out and fit in at the same time. He helped countries do both when he served as US Ambassador to the United Kingdom and to Sweden. He helped citizens do both as National Finance Chair for Barack Obama by pioneering new ways for people to have a stronger voice in politics. And he helped tech consumers do both as an entrepreneur when he helped start CNET Networks in the early 90’s. Barzun was raised on the East Coast, started his career on the West Coast, and settled in the middle in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Brooke, and their three children.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Position held
- United States Ambassador to Sweden
- Educated at
- Harvard College
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- matthewbarzun.com
- Image
- Matthew Winthrop Barzun.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Matthew Barzun
- date of birth
- 1970-10-00
- social media followers
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- described at URL
- www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/10/matthew-barzun-us-ambassador-britain-obama
- P10632
- Matthew Barzun
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