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Ronald B. Bruder Ronald B. Bruder ^[1]^[2]^[3] is the founder of Education for Employment (EFE)^[4]^[5], a network of locally-run non-profit organizations dedicated to creating economic opportunities for unemployed youth. The network currently operates in the Middle East and North Africa - the region with the world's highest youth unemployment rate. ^[6] Mr. Bruder was a Big Brother/mentor for over thirty years. He served on Amnesty International’s Presidential Advisory Council working closely with then-President Mr. Bill Schultz. Mr. Bruder served on the Board of Directors of Lighthouse International, which enables visually challenged individuals to lead full and productive lives. He is Chairman of Asperger Foundation International (formerly The Life Sciences Foundation, created in 1963) which funds research and provides information about Asperger Syndrome (a form of Autism). He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Lighthouse International^[7], a 100-year old foundation that aids the visually impaired. Mr. Bruder has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Roundabout Theatre Company, which produces Broadway and Off-Broadway plays and provides education and training in theater arts.

Prior to founding EFE, Mr. Bruder was a serial entrepreneur mainly focused on real estate development. In 1977, Mr. Bruder founded Brookhill^[8] as a real estate developer/owner/ manager specializing in shopping centers, office buildings and multi-family properties. Since inception, Brookhill has acquired properties in 21 states, totaling in excess of $750 million. In the 1980’s Brookhill changed its focus to concentrate on the development of distressed shopping centers.

In 1981, Mr. Bruder created Devon Petroleum Company, a developmental drilling organization that drilled for oil and gas throughout the Appalachian Basin in the United States. This company’s operations utilized the greater precision and science that was prevalent in deeper exploratory drilling to create greater yields. Mr. Bruder sold his interest in Devon and affiliated oil entities in 2002.

In 1990, established a new acquisition methodology to redevelop contaminated properties while limiting the risk associated with environmental clean-up costs.

In 1995, Mr. Bruder formed Dames & Moore/Brookhill, the first national entity to acquire, remediate and redevelop environmentally contaminated properties. In affiliation with Dames & Moore, a leading multi-billion dollar engineering company, a methodology was created to limit environmental liability, enabling the debt on these assets to be sold in the public marketplace. Dames & Moore/Brookhill acquired properties throughout the United States valued in excess of $200 million.

Mr. Bruder is a contributing author to numerous publications, including The New York Times, The New York Law Journal, The American Banker and The CPA Journal. He is also a member of the University and Friars Clubs in New York City. Mr. Bruder is a Senior Fellow with the Foreign Policy Association and has been a participant at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland; a delegate of the Council on Foreign Relations to the Jeddah Economic Forum; and a contributor and attendee to the US-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar. Mr. Bruder is also the recipient of the 2007 Innovator in Coexistence Award awarded by Americans for Informed Democracy. He has been the subject of a Discovery Channel feature on redeveloping contaminated real estate, and has been profiled by Forbes Magazine. In his capacity as founder and CEO of EFE, Mr. Bruder’s work has been profiled in TIME Magazine, the Financial Times, The Economist, FORTUNE Small Business, The Christian Science Monitor, the PBS program NOW, CNN Headline News, and others.

Mr. Bruder holds a Master's degree in Business Administration / Finance from New York University, a Post Master's degree in Accounting & Taxation from Iona College and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Adelphi University.

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[1] ttp://www.america.gov/st/business-english/2010/April/20100420160628akllennoccm0.663006.html

[2] (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ronald-b-bruder)

[3] ttp://www.enewsbuilder.net/focalpoint/e_article001294791.cfm?x=b11,0,w

[4] ttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/02/smbusiness/jihad_jobs.fsb/index.htm

[5] (http://www.efefoundation.org)

[6] ttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1663851,00.html

[7] (http://www.lighthouse.org/)

[8] ttp://www.allbusiness.com/operations/facilities-commercial-real-estate/647705-1.html

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 In 1995, Mr. Bruder formed Dames & Moore/Brookhill, the first national entity to acquire, remediate and redevelop environmentally contaminated properties. In affiliation with Dames & Moore, a leading multi-billion dollar engineering company, a methodology was created to limit environmental liability, enabling the debt on these assets to be sold in the public marketplace. Dames & Moore/Brookhill acquired properties throughout the United States valued in excess of $200 million.
-Mr. Bruder is a contributing author to numerous publications, including The New York Times, The New York Law Journal, The American Banker and The CPA Journal. He is also a member of the University and Friars Clubs in New York City.
+Mr. Bruder is a contributing author to numerous publications, including ''The New York Times'', ''The New York Law Journal'', ''The American Banker'' and ''The CPA Journal''. He is also a member of the University and Friars Clubs in New York City. Mr. Bruder is a Senior Fellow with the Foreign Policy Association and has been a participant at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland; a delegate of the Council on Foreign Relations to the Jeddah Economic Forum; and a contributor and attendee to the US-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar.  Mr. Bruder is also the recipient of the 2007 Innovator in Coexistence Award awarded by Americans for Informed Democracy.   He has been the subject of a Discovery Channel feature on redeveloping contaminated real estate, and has been profiled by Forbes Magazine. In his capacity as founder and CEO of EFE, Mr. Bruder’s work has been profiled in ''TIME Magazine'', the ''Financial Times'', The ''Economist'', F''ORTUNE Small Business'', ''The Christian Science Monitor'', the PBS program ''NOW'', ''CNN Headline News'', and others.
-Mr. Bruder has attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He has been the subject of a Discovery Channel feature on redeveloping contaminated real estate, and has been profiled by Forbes Magazine. He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration / Finance from New York University, a Post Master's degree in Accounting & Taxation from Iona College and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Adelphi University.
+Mr. Bruder holds a Master's degree in Business Administration / Finance from New York University, a Post Master's degree in Accounting & Taxation from Iona College and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Adelphi University.
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