Joseph Cari, Jr.

Joseph Cari
Born (1952-10-08) October 8, 1952
Chicago, Illinois
Residence New York City and Castellina in Chianti, Italy
Ethnicity Italian American
Citizenship United States
Education Fellowship at Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Alma mater Notre Dame (B.A.), (JD)
Occupation Private Equity Investor
Religion Roman Catholic
Children Nicole Elizabeth Cari
Website www.joecari.com

Joseph A. Cari Jr. (born October 8, 1952) is a private equity investor, public policy expert, and philanthropist currently residing in New York, New York and Castellina in Chianti, Italy.

Joseph A. Cari Jr. is a Partner at Medcap Growth Equity Fund, a healthcare venture fund partnered with the Wellman Center of Massachusetts General Hospital, a Harvard University Medical School teaching hospital. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Board of the World Policy Institute, a non-partisan global think tank located in New York City.

Mr. Cari previously served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars (appointed by US President William Clinton). In that capacity, he was recognized for recruiting the Honorable Lee Hamilton as President of the Center, supporting his appointment as Co-Chair of the 9-11 Commission and building bi-partisan support from the US Congress. Mr. Cari also worked with UN Ambassador Richard Holbrooke on the issue of US funding of the UN. He is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Loyola Marymount University Institute on Leadership.

Until January 2014, Mr. Cari served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Integration Capital & Trade, an international merchant bank with offices in New York, London and the Middle East. His professional experiences include being a Senior Partner and Member of the Executive Committee of Ungaretti & Harris - a Chicago-based law firm - and Managing Director and Member of the Board of Directors of Healthpoint, a New York-based healthcare private equity firm. Additionally, Mr. Cari served as Chairman of Castellini Partners, a family office with investments in healthcare, medicine and technology.

In 2002, Cari founded the Rita Bahr Scholarship Fund at the University of Notre Dame Law School, Center for Civil and Human Rights. In 2008, he sponsored the Children's Art for Haiti program at University of Notre Dame, ACE program in Haiti. Previously, he sat on the Board of Directors of Amana Creative, Inc. and was Chairman and a Member of the Board of Directors of Integration Capital & Trade Global.

Cari has participated in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and has been published on foreign policy issues by various publications including The Financial Times, World Policy Journal, Beirut Daily News, New York Times, Chicago Sun Times and the Chicago Tribune. He currently is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Policy Institute and is also a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations (New York). Additionally, Cari is also a Member of the Wilson Council of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC and is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Leadership Studies at Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles). He also lectures on foreign policy and US Presidential Politics at the Lebanese American University (Beirut, Lebanon), Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles) and Villanova University (Philadelphia, PA).

Biography

Family and education

Joseph A. Cari Jr., an Italian American, was born on October 8, 1952 and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of Dr. Joseph and Elaine Cari, who had 3 other children: Patricia, Kathleen, & John. Joseph Cari Sr. was a prominent physician and surgeon in Chicago who headed the Department of Family Medicine at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Cari was also the author of "The Delivery of Emergency Care" [1] who served on the faculty of University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School, and as the Chief Medical Officer for the Chicago Fire Department. Mrs. Elaine Cari served as a member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Mercy Hospital & Medical Center. She was a homemaker and mother of five children.

In 1974, Cari graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. degree in Sociology. As an undergraduate at Notre Dame, Joe was a member of the Varsity baseball team,[2] and was president of Fisher Hall. In 1978 he earned a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School.[3] Cari was awarded, and completed a Fellowship at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[4]

Personal life

Joseph Cari married Rita Bahr, a corporate lawyer who specialized in mergers and acquisitions for Motorola Corporation. Cari was widowed in 2002 when his wife, Rita Bahr Cari, died of cancer.[5] Joe Cari has one daughter, Nicole.

Business career

Joseph A. Cari Jr's professional career has spanned the worlds of merchant banking, media, public policy, politics, law and education. Cari was Chairman and CEO of Integration Capital & Trade Global (ICTG), an international merchant co-development bank with offices in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Muscat (Oman), Mumbai (India), London (England), and New York City (United States). Cari is also Chairman & CEO of Castellini Partners (a family office), which focus on investments in healthcare, media, financial services, alternative energy & technology.

Boards Of Directors / Advisory Boards

Charitable Activities

Rita Bahr Scholarship Fund:

When Rita Bahr Cari passed in 2003, Joseph Cari created a living memorial in honor of his late wife that underscored her commitment to international human rights, particularly in the Central and South American region where she spent a considerable amount of time as a child. Joseph Cari established the Rita Bahr Cari Memorial Fund at Notre Dame University’s Center for Civil and Human Rights. The fund is used to advance the Center’s mission to aid victims of human rights violations and “will enable the center to enhance its innovative and internationally renowned contributions in teaching, research, and service on behalf of human rights. Many of its graduates (a number of whom are from Central and South America) are an integral part of an international network of lawyers who, through their teaching and practice, strive to develop a global human rights culture. The Fund provides scholarships to students outside of the United States who wish to study at the University of Notre Dame Law School program on International Human Rights. 2001–Present

Rita Bahr Scholars for 2012:

Audrey Mena (Colombia) is an Afro-Colombian human rights lawyer who earned her law degree from the Technological University of Chocó in 2010. Inhabited largely by the descendants of African slaves brought by Colombia’s Spanish colonizers, the department of Chocó is economically, ethnically and culturally distinct from the majority population in Colombia. Ms. Mena’s research and advocacy focus on the human rights violations experienced by Afro-Colombians in Chocó, which result from crushing poverty, socio-environmental conflicts that result from illegal gold mining, and violence from guerillas and paramilitaries who seek to control this remote jungle for coca cultivation and drug smuggling routes. In 2009, the U.S. Embassy in Bogota awarded Ms. Mena the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship for Young Afro-Colombian Leaders, recognizing her exceptional potential as an advocate for racial and environmental justice in Colombia.

Sara Milena Ferrer (Colombia), also an Afro-Colombian human rights lawyer, earned her law degree from the University of Cartagena in 2008. After graduation, Ms. Ferrer became the first graduate of her law school to receive a clerkship with the Colombian Constitutional Court, one of the most highly regarded constitutional tribunals in the world. As a clerk for Justice Sierra Porto, her work includes writing draft decisions for cases involving economic, social and cultural rights violations. Ms. Ferrer also works for Racial Discrimination Watch in Bogota, where she provides guidance to Afro-Colombian organizations in their effort to seek reparations for victims of extrajudicial violence from Colombia’s armed conflict.

Christian Gonzalez (Guatemala) earned his LL.B. magna cum laude from the Jesuit Rafael Landivar University in 2010, where he is also completing an M.A. in Philosophy. Mr. Gonzalez became involved in human rights work through assisting two alumni of the CCHR’s human rights program in successfully representing the family of Florencio Chitay Nech before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights; the Court held Guatemala responsible for the 1981 forced disappearance of Mr. Chitay Nech, an indigenous Mayan political leader. Currently, Mr. Gonzalez works for a law firm where he represents victims of human rights violations and government corruption before domestic tribunals. His pro bono work includes presenting workshops on HIV transmission on behalf of the National Council for the Prevention of HIV/AIDS and promoting access to justice in rural indigenous communities.

Educational affiliations

Political service

From 1980 to 2005, Cari was an active member of the Democratic Party, and held several senior positions at the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and 5 Democratic Presidential campaigns.

Presidential campaigns

Public service

Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars

In 1995, Cari was appointed by U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton to serve as Chairman of the Board of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars; a federally funded institute whose mission intersects the worlds of education, public policy and politics. The Wilson Center works with various U.S. Federal Departments, such as State, Education and Commerce to provide insights on international issues from a social, religious, economic and political viewpoint. Chairman Cari played a central role in strategic planning of the center and recruited the Honorable Lee Hamilton as the Director of the Center and supported Congressman Hamilton's appointment to Co-Chair the 9/11 Commission with former Secretary of State, James Baker. Chairman Cari was widely recognized for leading a Bi-Partisan Board, increasing funding for the Center and having strong working relationship with a Republican controlled Congress. Mr. Cari also worked with UN Ambassador Richard Holbrooke on the issue of US funding of the UN. He worked closely with authors & editors of books published by the Wilson Center Press, driving thought leadership in the subjects of Politics, Culture, Society and History between the years 1995 and 2002, including the following titles:

Additional public service

In addition to his work at the Wilson Center, Joe Cari has a track record of actively contributing to public service initiatives for a variety of organizations, including:

Federal Plea Agreement

In 2005, after full cooperation with the US Attorney's office in Chicago, Cari entered into a plea agreement for violation of 18 U.S.C § 1951.[7] The Court, with the agreement of the government, commuted Mr. Cari's case on April 24, 2013. [8]

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