James Zogby | |
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Born | James Joseph Zogby 1945 (age 78–79) Utica, New York, U.S. |
Education | Le Moyne College (BA) Temple University (MA, PhD) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Eileen McMahon |
Children | 5 |
Relatives | John Zogby (brother) |
Website | Official website |
James Joseph Zogby (from Arabic: زغبي, Zuġbīy) (born 1945) is the founder and president of the Arab American Institute (AAI), a Washington, D.C.–based organization that serves as a political and policy research arm of the Arab-American community. He is Managing Director of Zogby Research Services, LLC, specializing in research and communications and undertaking polling across the Arab world. In September 2013 President Obama appointed Zogby to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Zogby is a lecturer and scholar on Middle East issues and a Visiting Professor of Social Research and Public Policy at New York University Abu Dhabi.[1] From 2001 to 2017 he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee.[2]