The Realist's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership (ePub)

With an extensive background in international business, law, diplomacy and community development, Newman has throughout his career led high impact organizations aimed at improving economic and social conditions in the United States, Canada, France and Israel. He has served as a political appointee in state government, been appointed by the Canadian federal government to serve in a diplomatic capacity and has assisted the Consulate General of Israel in New England as a trusted advisor.

Mr. Newman's interest in transportation policy resulted in his selection by the European Union to study infrastructure development in Brussels and Scandinavia.

An accomplished writer, Newman's work has appeared in business, legal and general interest publications in the United States, Canada and Israel. He has spoken to groups on international business and economic development throughout the US and in Canada, and has been interviewed by National Public Radio (NPR), the Wall Street Journal, US Business Review and the CBC, among others.

Mr. Newman taught International Business and International Marketing as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Maine. His book, The Ten Commandments of International Business, provides a useful guide to "going global" for entrepreneurs and economic developers alike, and has been sold throughout N. America, Europe, Israel, and China. The book has been translated into French and is available as Les Dix Commandements du Commerce International.

Mr. Newman lives in Maine and is an avid musician and fitness enthusiast. He is married to Sharon Newman, an attorney with expertise in environmental law, and has two adult daughters, one residing in Portland, Maine and the other in Toronto, Ontario (Canada).