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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
editCatrambone was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He graduated in 2002 from McNeese State University.[1]
Personal life
editAfter Hurricane Katrina damaged his New Orleans home, he moved to Reggio Calabria, Italy and later to Malta. [1]
Career
editCatrambone 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
editIn 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.