Emilio Iodice

WALL STREET JOURNAL, NUMBER ONE, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN, UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, PUBLIC SPEAKER, AMERICAN DIPLOMAT, AND TOP EXECUTIVE. Professor Iodice has spent over three decades as a senior executive in the public and private sectors, as an educator, and a university administrator. During those thirty years of experience, he was also a key official in Washington, working for several Administrations. He was named by the president of the senior executive service when he was thirty-three, and he was considered the youngest public servant to reach the highest levels of federal service. In the US Diplomatic Corps, he was among the most decorated officers in history. He was awarded the Gold Medal for heroism, a Gold Medal for exemplary service, and the Silver Medal and nominated for two Bronze Medals. Among his honors are knighted by the former king of Italy and receiving Medals of Honor from Spain and Italy. He speaks several languages, has traveled across the globe and his passions in life are education, good music, writing and reading, and his family. . Among his best-selling books are: A Kid from Philadelphia, Mario Lanza: The Voice of the Poets; Profiles in Leadership from Caesar to Modern Times; Sisters; Future Shock 2.0, The Dragon Brief 2020, and Reflections, Stories of Love, Leadership, Courage, and Passion. In 2017, his new book was published: “When Courage Was the Essence of Leadership, Lessons from History, and in 2019, the latest edition was launched. In 2022 he launched his new book, Liberation, which became a USA Today bestseller. His book, My Soldier won the 2023 Global Book Award. The Day a Girl Flew Under the Brooklyn Bridge and Other New York Stories was recently published along with Lessons from History, The Remarkable Leadership of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. In 2024, his new book was released: Lessons from History: The Leadership Challenge of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.