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From the January 30, 2004 print edition - Marketplace of Ideas by Michael Braude

Both young men have degrees with distinction from prestigious Ivy League schools. Kris Kobach received a bachelor of arts degree with distinction from Harvard University. Jamie Metzl was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University.

Jamie's juris doctor is from Harvard, where he graduated magna cum laude. Kris earned a J.D. from Yale's law school, where he also taught undergraduates in the political science department and where he edited the Yale Law Journal.

Metzl and Kobach then moved on to England for postgraduate study at Oxford University. Kobach got a doctorate there in political science in 1992. Metzl attained a Ph.D. there in Southeast Asia history.²⁾

Roll Call By Chris Cillizza - June 23, 2004

Once considered a shoo-in to win the open-seat House race in Missouri’s 5th district, former Kansas City Mayor Emanuel Cleaver has run into a tougher-than-expected Democratic primary challenge from former Council on Foreign Relations Fellow Jamie Metzl.

“Cleaver may be everywhere with two people and Metzl is everywhere with 20 people,” said Jackson County Legislator Scott Burnett, who is backing Cleaver.

Cleaver said that he was not surprised by the current state of the race, noting that before he announced his candidacy, Metzl had already raised $400,000.

“For me to have thought he would not run an aggressive race would be an act of political naivete of the highest level,” Cleaver said.

Metzl, who grew up in Kansas City, moved to the district from Washington, D.C., last summer to undertake a primary challenge to McCarthy, who was struggling through staff departures and problems with alcohol.

McCarthy decided not to seek a sixth term in December, which briefly brightened Metzl’s prospects. But Cleaver made it clear he would run less than a month later — apparently all but ending the primary when he announced in early February.

The district, which is entirely located in Jackson County and anchored in Kansas City, tilts heavily Democratic. Then-Vice President Al Gore won 60 percent there in 2000, 13 points better than he did statewide.

As for Metzl, Dunn called him “every incumbent’s nightmare.”

Cleaver responded that Metzl has run a negative campaign, talking about “everything but my wife and children” on the stump.

Through March 31, Metzl had raised $576,000 with $485,000 left to spend. Both men are beginning to spend their stockpiles on television campaigns.

Metzl went on television Tuesday with a 30-second spot designed to introduce him to voters.

The ad details how his parents fled the Nazis in Europe and “found a land of opportunity in Kansas City.”

A narrator notes that Metzl worked for both late Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan (D) and former President Bill Clinton.

“We can be a land of opportunity again, for families like mine and families like yours,” says Metzl at the commercial’s close.

Metzl’s television campaign comes roughly one month after he began airing radio ads attacking Cleaver on character issues.

That ad noted that Cleaver had failed to pay back taxes on a car wash he owned.³⁾

In my concession speech on August 3, 2004, I endorsed Reverend Emanuel Cleaver for the Fifth District Congressional seat, and called on all of my supporters to join me in working to ensure that Reverend Cleaver, Nancy Farmer, John Kerry and the entire Democratic ticket is victorious in November.

Although our office has closed its doors, our common struggle to help make America, and our community, what we have the potential to be is only beginning.

I have been, and will continue to be, extremely honored to be part of that process. ⁴⁾

International Center for Transitional Justice ICTJ

8/21/2013 - ICTJ is pleased to announce that Pamela Hogan and Jamie Metzl have joined ICTJ’s Board of Directors.

“We are delighted to welcome Jamie and Pamela to the ICTJ Board,” said President David Tolbert. The full list of ICTJ's Board and Advisory Board can be found here. ⁵⁾

Co-Owner of Other Noises, Inc., Pamela Hogan is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker, journalist, and media executive. She was formerly Executive Producer of PBS’s acclaimed international affairs series, “Wide Angle,” working closely with global filmmakers on over 70 hours of documentaries filmed in 50 countries and raising millions in production and co-production financing.

Her speaking engagements include the White House, USIP, Harvard Law School, Capitol Hill, the Asia Society, the U.N., the Council on Foreign Relations, USAID and UC Berkeley Law School.

Jamie is a Partner of the global investment company Cranemere Inc. and a Senior Fellow of the Asia Society. He has served as the Executive Vice President of the Asia Society.. (more)⁶⁾

Jamie Metzl discusses human genetic engineering News | August 17, 2015 - John O’Neill - Special to the Daily

VAIL — Genetic modification in humans, once the stuff of science fiction, has all but leapt off the page as not only a viable form of human transformation, but an impending one.

“It is as if we wanted to travel to the moon and have already invented the rocket,” said Jamie Metzl. “We just haven’t quite figured out how to land once we get there.”

Metzl is a senior fellow for technology and national security at the Atlantic Council and chief strategy officer of the genetics biotechnology company ORIG3N. ⁷⁾

Jamie Metzl, PhD, Chief Strategy Officer

Jamie Metzl brings a wealth of experiences to ORIG3N.

He was a partner in the global investment firm Cranemere, and has served on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the State Department, & the National Security Council. His books include the novel Genesis Code, which deals with issues around human genetic enhancement. He holds a PhD from Oxford, a JD from Harvard Law School, and a BA from Brown University. ⁸⁾

Cranemere is a distinct alternative for those considering private equity, going public, or being owned by a large corporation. Cranemere is a holding company for outstanding businesses in the United States and Europe. We are a long-term, values-aligned partner with permanent capital, business-building expertise, and a global network. ⁹⁾

Cranemere was founded by Vincent Mai, former chief executive and chairman of AEA Investors, a private equity firm founded to make investments on behalf of SG Warburg & Company,as well as Rockefeller, Mellon and Harriman families. ¹⁰⁾

Don't miss Cranmere Partner & CEO Jeffrey Zients directing Healthcare Tech for Obama & WH bio makes no mention of Cranemere or Founder CEO Vincent Mai just like Orig3n's snake oil legacy is scrubbed from Metzl's bios.

Jamie F. Metzl was a visiting scholar in the Project on the Information Revolution and World Politics at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He has served as Senior Advisor for Information Technology, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and Senior Coordinator for International Public Information at the U.S. Department of State. ¹¹⁾

Kansas City Jewish Federation - February 24, 2017

“Jamie Metzl spoke to a captivated audience about a fascinating and complicated subject. Bio-engineering and its impact upon the future of mankind was the topic Dr. Metzl aptly articulated in an enthralling yet relatable style. From the start, he built a genuine rapport with the audience as he communicated so that each person understood as clearly as possible the subject matter. Jamie’s presentation was amazingly fluid and perfectly paced as he spoke effortlessly without notes or prompts. ‘Jamie is the best speaker we’ve ever had.’ ‘This event was a home run because of Jamie Metzl!’ ‘Jamie is engaging and smoothly breaks it down.’ These are just a few samples of the positive comments received from the audience after the presentation. Our community is excited about Jamie’s return for an encore!” ¹²⁾

Jamie Metzl is a technology futurist and geopolitical expert, novelist, entrepreneur, media commentator, and Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council. He previously served in the U.S. National Security Council, State Department, Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as a Human Rights Officer for the United Nations in Cambodia.

Jamie is a former Partner of a New York-based global investment firm, serves on the Advisory Council to Walmart’s Future of Retail Policy Lab, is a faculty member for Singularity University’s Exponential Medicine conference, was Chief Strategy Officer for a biotechnology company, and ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District in Kansas City in 2004. He has served as an election monitor in Afghanistan and the Philippines, advised the government of North Korea on the establishment of Special Economic Zones, and is the Honorary Ambassador to North America of the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy.

Jamie speaks frequently to corporate, nonprofit, and academic audiences and is represented by the Harry Walker Agency. ¹³⁾

(partial detail) Jamie Metzl is one of the world’s leading futurists who specializes in making revolutionary science and its implications understandable to and actionable for individuals, companies, and governments. A frequent CNN commentator, he speaks regularly at some of the world’s most prestigious venues including SXSW, Google Zeitgeist, and Singularity University. His syndicated columns and other writing on how technology, economics, and global politics intersect are featured in publications around the world including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Economist[, and TechCrunch.

Jamie is the author of a history of the Cambodian genocide, the historical novel The Depths of the Sea, and the genetics sci-fi thrillers Genesis Code and Eternal Sonata. His high profile new book, Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity, was released to critical acclaim. According to CNN’s Sanjay Gupta, “If you can only read one book on the future of our species, this is it.” Former CIA Director Mike Morrel calls Hacking Darwin “a must-read for the entire planet.”

Jamie is a Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security of the Atlantic Council, a faculty member for Singularity University’s Exponential Medicine track, and a member of the World Health Organization expert advisory committee on the governance and oversight of human genome editing. 

He previously served in senior positions in US National Security Council, State Department, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as a Human Rights Officer for the United Nations in Cambodia. A former Chief Strategy Officer of a (NEVER NAMED) Boston-based biotechnology company and partner in a (unknown) global private equity firm, Jamie has advised both the North and South Korean governments and served as an election monitor in Afghanistan.

  Jamie is a founder and Co-Chair of the national security organization Partnership for a Secure America, a board member of the International Center for Transitional Justice and the American University in Mongolia, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, and 92Y’s Center for Innovation and Social Impact. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and former White House Fellow and Aspen Institute Crown Fellow, he holds a Ph.D. in Asian history from Oxford, a JD from Harvard Law School, and is a magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University. He has completed thirteen Ironman triathlons, thirty marathons, and fifteen ultramarathons. ¹⁴⁾

Technology Futurist, Geopolitics Expert, Sci-Fi Novelist, Keynote Speaker. 

Jamie Metzl is a technology futurist and geopolitical expert, novelist, entrepreneur, media commentator, and Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council. In February 2019, he was appointed to the World Health Organization expert advisory committee on developing global standards for the governance and oversight of human genome editing. 

Jamie previously served in the U.S. National Security Council, State Department, Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as a Human Rights Officer for the United Nations in Cambodia. He is a former Partner of a New York-based global investment firm, serves on the Advisory Council to Walmart's Future of Retail Policy Lab, is a faculty member for Singularity University's Exponential Medicine conference, was Chief Strategy Officer for a biotechnology company (NEVER NAMED) ¹⁵⁾

Jamie’s groundbreaking new book, Hacking Darwin

From leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist Jamie Metzl comes a groundbreaking exploration of the many ways genetic-engineering is shaking the core foundations of our lives ― sex, war, love, and death. Passionate, provocative, and highly illuminating, Hacking Darwin is the must read book about the future of our species. ¹⁶⁾

In the News by Atlantic Council - Fri, Feb 14, 2020 Metzl joins CNN to talk about the Wuhan Coronavirus (COVID-19) ¹⁷⁾

The Lab-Leak Theory: Inside the Fight to Uncover COVID-19’s Origins Throughout 2020, the notion that the novel coronavirus leaked from a lab was off-limits. Those who dared to push for transparency say toxic politics and hidden agendas kept us in the dark.

Vanity Fair By Katherine Eban - June 3, 2021

As they posted their findings, the DRASTIC researchers attracted new allies. Among the most prominent was Jamie Metzl, who launched a blog on April 16 that became a go-to site for government researchers and journalists examining the lab-leak hypothesis. A former executive vice president of the Asia Society, Metzl sits on the World Health Organization’s advisory committee on human genome editing and served in the Clinton administration as the NSC’s director for multilateral affairs. In his first post on the subject, he made clear that he had no definitive proof and believed that Chinese researchers at the WIV had the “best intentions.” Metzl also noted, “In no way do I seek to support or align myself with any activities that may be considered unfair, dishonest, nationalistic, racist, bigoted, or biased in any way.” ¹⁸⁾

Jamie Metzl - Hacking The Coronavirus: The Future Of Our World - Dec 2022 ¹⁹⁾

“Genetic engineering will be critical to helping us live healthier, longer, more robust lives. But the same technologies will also make forms of genetic modification possible that some people will … raise critical questions related to equity, diversity and the role of humans in altering our basic code of life.“Jamie MetzlChief strategy officer, ORIG3N. see ORIG3N page for pandemic funding etc ²⁰⁾

Young Leaders Bio - A founder and cochair of the national security organization Partnership for a Secure America, Jamie is a board member of the International Center for Transitional Justice and the Jewish refugee agency HIAS, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a former White House fellow and Aspen Institute crown fellow, and is the honorary ambassador to North America of the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy. He holds a PhD in Asian history from Oxford, a JD from Harvard Law School, and is a magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University. ²¹⁾

Sourcewatch list - ( includes 9-11 Report whitewash luminaries)

• Howard Baker
• Nancy Kassebaum Baker
• Samuel Berger
• Zbigniew Brzezinski
• Warren Christopher
• Slade Gorton
• Lee Hamilton
• Gary Hart
• Rita Hauser
• Carla Hills
• Richard Holbrooke
• Thomas Kean
• Anthony Lake
• John Lehman
• Richard Leone
• Robert McFarlane
• Donald McHenry
• Sam Nunn
• William Perry
• Thomas Pickering
• Warren Rudman
• Theodore Sorensen
• John Whitehead
• Frank Wisner ²²⁾