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Atul Singh is an Indian-born former lawyer, university lecturer, and the founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of Fair Observer, a US-based nonprofit media organization that aims to inform and educate global citizens of today and tomorrow, by providing context, analysis and multiple perspectives on world news, politics, economics, business and culture. Fair Observer's Managing Editor and Chief Operating Officer is Abul-Hasanat Siddique, a British author and journalist who wrote ( ''The Arab Uprisings: An Introduction'' ) and is currently working on his forthcoming book, ''The Youth of the Middle East'' (2016), examining the key challenges facing the MENA region through the lens of the youth. The Deputy Managing Editor and Culture Editor is London-based journalist Anna Pivovarchuk, having previously worked at the BBC and the United Nations. Before launching Fair Observer, Singh worked in finance and law, notably as a corporate lawyer in London for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, advising Goldman Sachs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=12083972&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=tas%3Aatul%20si%2Cidx%3A2-1-2 )〕 The idea of creating a global news analysis company solidified while attending the New York Global Media Summit in 2010. On 10 September 2012, Singh spoke as a panellist at the United Nations' "Future of Newspapers" debate, also featuring the Romanian Ambassador to the UN Simona-Mirela Miculescu and Rutgers Professor Dr. Regina Marchi. Among his academic achievements, Singh earned a Masters in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a MBA with a triple major in Finance, Strategy and Entrepreneurship from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, he was a scholar at the Aspen Institute where he participated in a Socrates Seminar. A lifelong debater, Singh was a semi-finalist at the John Smith Memorial Mace tournament, considered by many debaters to be an overall championship for the United Kingdom and Ireland. The White House Chronicle in February 2012 quoted him as criticising the lack of "conversation" in US debates and the need for Americans to develop a "feel for oral words."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whchronicle.com/2012/02/the-lost-art-of-debate-and-other-wordy-topics/ ) 〕 == Early life and education == Singh was born in Vasco da Gama, Goa. He began public speaking at a young age when he was a teenage reform leader against the Indian government, speaking up against corruption in Indian politics, particularly as practised by the Nehru–Gandhi family. He has recently written scathing articles criticising Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh() and the Nehru dynasty.() India's political establishment is known to dislike Singh. As an officer in India, Singh was in combat against ultra-fundamentalist Islamic insurgents including members of the Taliban in Kashmir and Maoist groups of Assam.〔Hinrichs, Lasse. ("Neues Online-Magazin ‘Fair Observer’. Von Prominenz kann keiner leben" ) (07.2011). ''Die Tageszeitung''. Retrieved 4 August 2013 〕 Singh left India to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University as a Radhakrishnan British Chevening Scholar. Before becoming an officer, Singh had studied English Literature and History at Lucknow University in India. After Oxford, Singh studied at BPP Law School in London. He went to work as a lawyer with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, an international law firm, whose clients include Goldman Sachs and the 2012 London Olympics.(Freshfields - London 2012 ) He subsequently moved to the US to study at the University of Pennsylvania where he completed his MBA from Wharton Business School in 2010 with a triple major in Entrepreneurship, Finance and Strategy. Singh speaks English, Hindi, Urdu, Assamese, Nagamese, Bengali and some French. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atul Singh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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