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Edward Bergman

 Education 

Eddie attended High School in Northport, Long Island. He received his Bachelors in Hotel and Tourism Management from NYU’s Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, where he was a Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar. He then received his Masters from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study with a major in Social Entrepreneurship.

Career

Innovative Development Services

Eddie Bergman is President of Innovative Development Services Inc. (IDS), a full-service consulting company serving international clients in New York and around the world who work to effect social change.

Africa Travel Association

Since 2006 he has served as the Executive Director of the New York-headquartered Africa Travel Association (ATA), the leading global trade association promoting travel and tourism to Africa and strengthening intra-Africa partnerships. Established in 1975, ATA serves both the public and private sectors of the international travel and tourism industry. ATA membership comprises African governments, their tourism ministers, tourism bureaus and boards, airlines, cruise lines, hotels, resorts, front-line travel sellers and providers, tour operators and travel agents, and affiliate industries. ATA partners with the African Union Commission (AU) to promote the sustainable development of tourism to and across Africa. ATA’s annual events bring together industry leaders to shape Africa’s tourism agenda.

MCW (Miracle Corners of the World) 

Eddie co-founded and volunteers as Executive Director of MCW (Miracle Corners of the World), a non-profit organization devoted to empowering youth through programs of leadership training, community centers, oral healthcare and partner initiatives, with a special focus on Africa.

Teaching

Eddie is a part-time faculty member in the Department of Hospitality Management at CUNY's New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn. He also lectures on Social Entrepreneurship at Stony Brook University.

E & E Grill House

Eddie is Co-CEO of E & E Grill House, a food & beverage company with its first restaurant opening in Times Square, New York in 2011.

 Awards 

Eddie has received several humanitarian awards for his work, including the 2009 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award.