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Frank Vogl, economist, communications expert, activist. Frank Vogl has been at the cutting edge of global economic and financial policy issues for more than four decades - from international journalism, to the World Bank, to advisor to leaders of international finance as the President of his international economics communications firm, Vogl Communications Inc. from 1990 to 2017. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University teaching a graduate course on corruption, conflict resolution and security.
Frank Vogl is the co-founder of Transparency International, the world's leading anti-corruption organization with operations in more than 100 countries. "You cannot understand geo-politics and economics without understanding the abuse of power from private gain from the Governor's mansion in Illinois to the Kremlin in Moscow," says Vogl.
Frank Vogl is the author of several books, most recently (November 2021): The Enablers – How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption-Endangering Our Democracy, published by Roman & Littlefield, available, for example, on Amazon.com.
Affiliations:
- Board Chairman, the Partnership for Transparency Fund.
- “Individual Member,” Transparency International.
- Member of the International Council of the New Israel Fund.
- Treasurer of the Viktor Kalabis and Zuzana Ruzickova Foundation, and Executive Producer of the award-winning documentary (available on Amazon Prime) Executive Producer of “Zuzana- Music is Life.”
- Born in London, resident in Washington, D.C., U.S. and U.K. citizen.
- Graduate of the University of Leeds, UK.
- International reporter for Reuters in London and Brussels - 1967-1970.
- European Business Correspondent, The Times (of London), in Frankfurt, Germany, 1970-1974.
- U.S. Economics Correspondent, The Times (of London), Washington DC. 1974-1981.
- World Bank, Director of Information, 1981-1990.
