Residence Washington, DC Alma mater Oxford University | Name Michael Elliott | |
Full Name Michael J. Elliott | ||
Occupation President and CEO, ONE | ||
Michael J Elliott showcases the book trailer for A Glutton For Punishment
Michael John Elliott OBE (31 May 1951 – 14 July 2016) was a British journalist and executive, long-based in the United States. He was the president and chief executive officer of the anti-poverty advocacy organization ONE.
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- Michael J Elliott showcases the book trailer for A Glutton For Punishment
- Gotcha An Original Creepypasta Story By Michael J Elliott
- Early life and education
- Career
- Death
- References
Awarded an OBE in 2003 for services to journalism, Elliott previously held senior executive positions at Time Magazine, Newsweek, and The Economist. After leaving journalism in 2011, he became president and CEO of the ONE campaign, the global development organization founded by U2 lead singer Bono.
Gotcha!-An Original Creepypasta Story By Michael J Elliott
Early life and education
Elliott was born in Liverpool, England in 1951. He attended the University of Oxford.
Career
After his graduation, Elliott was a lecturer at Northwestern University, the University of Warwick and the London School of Economics. He joined The Economist in 1984. He relocated from England to the United States in 1986, and subsequently became the publication's Washington bureau chief and political editor. In 1993, Elliott moved to Newsweek, where he served as the diplomatic editor until 1995, when he was named editor of Newsweek International.
In May 2001 he joined the staff of Time magazine as an editor at large; in 2004 he was named editor of Time Asia and in 2005 he was appointed editor of Time International and deputy managing editor of Time. He coined the term Nylonkong in 2008.
Elliott became CEO of ONE in 2011, and oversaw the organization's global operations.
Death
Elliot died from complications of bladder cancer at the age of 65 in Washington, D.C.