Christopher Catrambone

Christopher Paul Catrambone is an American entrepreneur and humanitarian, best known for founding the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), a global search and rescue charity.

Early life and education

Catrambone was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He graduated in 2002 from McNeese State University.^[1]

Personal life

After Hurricane Katrina hit his New Orleans, LA home, he moved to Reggio Di Calabria, Italy and later to Malta. He is married to Regina Egle Liotta Catrambone and they have one daughter, Maria Luisa.^[2]

Career

Catrambone set up Tangiers Group in 2006, a group of companies based in Malta, specializing in insurance, emergency assistance and intelligence.^[3]

Philanthropy

Catrambone founded the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) in 2013, an NGO dedicated to saving lives at sea.^[4]

Catrambone is the founder of the Organisation for Better Security (OBS), an international forum for people who live and work in conflict zones.

In 2015, Catrambone received the Medal for Service for the Republic of Malta (Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika), for his work with MOAS.^[5]

He was named one of Foreign Policy’s 100 Global Thinkers of 2015.^[6]

References

[1] ttp://www.outsideonline.com/2012536/african-middle-eastern-refugee-sea-rescue-catrambone-phoenix

[2] ttp://www.outsideonline.com/2012536/african-middle-eastern-refugee-sea-rescue-catrambone-phoenix

[3] ttp://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-migrant-rescue-in-the-mediterranean/

[4] ttp://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/jul/08/millionaire-who-rescues-migrants-at-sea

[5] ttp://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/60234/slideshow_moas_young_hero_among_those_honoured_on_republic_day

[6] ttp://europeanpost.co/foreign-policys-top-global-thinkers-find-the-europeans-on-the-list/

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