Bernard Munk, Senior Fellow, is the Principal of Munk Advisory Services, an investment advisory service for professional investment managers and private investors. Dr. Munk founded and operated six different companies in international and domestic business active in Europe, the Far East, Central and South America and Africa. The companies include: Penndel Energy, Bemico Corporation, Protimex Corporation, Western Hemisphere Industries, etc. His previous experience includes serving as the Chief Economist at Bowman Capital Management, Visiting Professor of Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, a Fellow at The Brookings Institute, Adjunct Professor of Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Senior Fellow in the SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management. Dr. Munk received his Ph.D. (Economics); M.A. (Economics); and BA (history) from the University of Chicago.
On November 15th at the FPRI annual dinner Fouad Ajami was presented with the Seventh Annual Benjamin Franklin Public Service Award. The event was attended by over 360 people.
Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. was dinner chairman.

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