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'''Michael "Mickey" Bergman''' is the CEO of [https://www.reach.global/ Global Reach] and the Vice President and Executive Director of the Richardson Center for Global Engagement. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's [[Walsh School of Foreign Service]], where his graduate level courses focus on the art of [[emotional intelligence]] in international relations and negotiations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty |url=https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/course-catalog/a1o360000013BqCAAU/msfs73001?id=00336000014Ttj4AAC |access-date=2018-12-26 |website=gufaculty360.georgetown.edu}}</ref>
Bergman has facilitated the release of numerous political prisoners and hostages, including [[Brittney Griner]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-09 |title=Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home |url=https://apnews.com/article/brittney-griner-freed-viktor-bout-swap-us-russia-ee51f5c14f35dc4d4cf21224a8e44eaa |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> [[Trevor Reed]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Inside the Trevor Reed deal: From Oval Office to Moscow trip |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-covid-health-europe-5f34f79c02af565591d3692ad21547db |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> and Taylor Dudley<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bertrand |first=Natasha |date=2023-01-12 |title=First on CNN: US Navy veteran released from Russian custody {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/politics/taylor-dudley-navy-veteran-released-russia/index.html |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> from Russia; [[Danny Fenster]] from Myanmar;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosbrow-Telem |first=Laura |date=2024-06-28 |title=Negotiating an American Journalist’s Freedom From Myanmar, Part 2 |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/negotiators/negotiating-an-american-journalists-freedom-from-myanmar-part-2/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Otto Warmbier]], from North Korea;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildman |first=Sarah |date=2017-07-03 |title=Meet one of the negotiators who helped free Otto Warmbier from North Korea |url=https://www.vox.com/world/2017/7/3/15893426/negotiator-north-korea-mickey-bergman-otto-warmbier-richardson-center |access-date=2019-07-06 |website=Vox}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 July 2018 |title=The Untold Story of Otto Warmbier, American Hostage |url=https://www.gq.com/story/otto-warmbier-north-korea-american-hostage-true-story |access-date=2019-07-06 |website=GQ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scherer |first=Klaus |title=Video: Die Akte Otto Warmbier (english version) |url=https://www.daserste.de/information/reportage-dokumentation/dokus/videos/english-version-otto-warmbier-video-100.html |access-date=2020-04-06 |website=Das Erste |language=en}}</ref> [[Xiyue Wang]] from Iran;<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Rozen |first=Laura |title=Inside the US-Iran prisoner swap, and what comes next |url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/12/iran-prisoner-swap-what-comes-next.html |access-date=2020-04-06 |website=Al Monitor |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Robin |date=8 December 2019 |title=The Real Deal Behind the U.S.–Iran Prisoner Swap |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-real-deal-behind-the-us-iran-prisoner-swap |access-date=2020-04-06 |website=New Yorker |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Citgo Six]], [[Eyvin Hernandez]], and Savoi Wright from Venezuela.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Eric |title=American member of 'Citgo 6' freed from Venezuela says his ‘nightmare’ has ended |url=https://www.caller.com/story/news/2022/03/11/american-freed-venezuela-says-his-nightmare-has-ended/6999010001/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Corpus Christi Caller-Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Jailed Americans land in Texas after U.S. reaches deal with Venezuela to release an ally of President Nicolás Maduro |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/us-reaches-deal-release-ally-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-excha-rcna130596 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> For his efforts alongside [[Bill Richardson]], Bergman was nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2019 and again in 2023.
Pioneering the field of ''Fringe Diplomacy'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fringediplomacy.com/about|title=Fringe Diplomacy|website=www.fringediplomacy.com|access-date=2018-12-26}}</ref> Bergman has developed a unique approach to global engagement that connects individuals in areas typically overlooked by governments and NGOs. He creates new political capital by leading professional exchange programs to frontier countries such as North Korea, Myanmar, Cuba, Lebanon, and others. Previously, he served as Executive Director of the Global Alliances Program at the [[Aspen Institute]] and founded the Solel Strategic Group (SSG).<ref>[http://www.aspeninstitute.org/people/michael-bergman Aspen Institute Official Biography of Mickey Bergman]</ref>
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=== Early life and education ===
Bergman was born and raised in [[Tel Aviv]]. He is a former [[paratrooper]] in the [[Israeli Defense Forces]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2017 |title=Meet one of the negotiators who helped free Otto Warmbier from North Korea |url=https://www.vox.com/world/2017/7/3/15893426/negotiator-north-korea-mickey-bergman-otto-warmbier-richardson-center}}</ref> Bergman graduated from the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] with a Bachelor's degree. He went on study at the [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]] at [[Georgetown University]] where he obtained a [[Master of Science in Foreign Service]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2019-02-25 |title=Alumni Spotlight: Mickey Bergman (MSFS '05) emphasizes "emotional intelligence" in diplomacy as his work is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize |url=https://msfs.georgetown.edu/2019/02/25/alumni-spotlight-mickey-bergman-msfs-05-emphasizes-emotional-intelligence-in-diplomacy-as-his-work-is-nominated-for-a-nobel-peace-prize/ |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=MSFS |language=en-US}}</ref>
Prior to his work with the Aspen Institute and Solel Strategic Group (SSG), Bergman served for two years as the Director of [[United States Congress|Congressional]] Relations and Senior Policy Analyst at the [[Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-04-07 |title=Discussion to target fighting genocide |url=http://vindyarchives.com/news/2007/apr/07/discussion-to-target-fighting-genocide/ |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=vindyarchives.com}}</ref> As president of SSG, the group worked with the [[Clinton Foundation#Clinton Global Initiative .28CGI.29|Clinton Global Initiative]], former Governor [[Bill Richardson]], the [[Robert Redford]] Center at [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]], and [[The Elders (organization)|the Elders]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2011-04-12 |title=US Islamic World Forum April 12-14, 2011 - Biographies |url=https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2011_0412_islamic_world_forum_program.pdf |journal=US Islamic World Forum April 12-14, 2021 |volume=2011 |pages=27}}</ref> At the Aspen Institute, Bergman previously directed programs including [[Partners for a New Beginning]], the Emirates-Aspen Partnership, the North-Africa Partnership of Economic Opportunity, and the U.S.-Lebanon Dialogue.
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