Fred Kempe

Fred Kempe

Formal First Name
Frederick (Fred)
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Dates
1954 - present

Fred Kempe is President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, a foreign policy think tank and public policy group based in Washington, DC. Under his leadership, the Council has experienced industry-leading growth in size, influence, and global reach. Prior to joining the Council, Kempe was a prize-winning Editor and Reporter at the Wall Street Journal for nearly 30 years. He had a prominent career at the WSJ where he won national and international recognition while serving in numerous senior editorial and reportorial capacities. He served as an assistant managing editor, international, and columnist for WSJ New York. Before that, he was the longest-serving editor and associate publisher of WSJ Europe, running the global Journal’s editorial operations in Europe and the Middle East. Kempe has also been a frequent television and radio commentator for CNBC, the BBC, and German radio and television, among others.

THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL

  • Under his leadership, the Council has achieved historic, industry-leading growth in size and influence, expanding its work through regional centers spanning the globe. 

  • The Council focuses on topics ranging from international security and energy to global trade and next generation mentorship.

  • He is also the author of the Atlantic Council’s Inflection Points newsletter, a weekly analysis on the global challenges facing the US and how to tackle them.

  • He has been decorated by the Presidents of Poland and Germany and by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.


THE WALL STREET JOURNAL


RECOGNITIONS

  • 2014 University of Utah’s Distinguished Alumnus Award

  • 2002 The European Voice's 50 Most Influential Europeans

  • Columbia Graduate School of Journalism’s Top Alumni Achievement Award