Michael J. Elliott

Michael John Elliott OBE (31 May 1951 – 14 July 2016) was a British journalist and executive, long-based in the United States. He was the president and chief executive officer of the anti-poverty advocacy organization ONE.

For other people named Michael Elliott, see Michael Elliott (disambiguation).

Michael Elliott
Michael Elliott, speaks at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in 2009
Born
Michael John Elliott

(1951-05-31)31 May 1951
Liverpool, England, UK
Died14 July 2016(2016-07-14) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C., United States
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
OccupationPresident and CEO, ONE

Awarded an OBE in 2003 for services to journalism, Elliott previously held senior executive positions at Time Magazine, Newsweek, and The Economist. After leaving journalism in 2011, he became president and CEO of the ONE campaign, the global development organization founded by U2 lead singer Bono.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Elliott was born in Liverpool, England in 1951. He attended the University of Oxford.[4][5]

Career

After his graduation, Elliott was a lecturer at Northwestern University, the University of Warwick and the London School of Economics. He joined The Economist in 1984. He relocated from England to the United States in 1986, and subsequently became the publication's Washington bureau chief and political editor. In 1993, Elliott moved to Newsweek, where he served as the diplomatic editor until 1995, when he was named editor of Newsweek International.

In May 2001 he joined the staff of Time magazine as an editor at large; in 2004 he was named editor of Time Asia and in 2005 he was appointed editor of Time International and deputy managing editor of Time.[6][7][8] He coined the term Nylonkong in 2008.[9]

Elliott became CEO of ONE in 2011, and oversaw the organization's global operations.[10][11]

In 2005, GoodNet named Elliot as one of the world’s 25 inspiring CEOs.[12]

Death

Elliot died from complications of bladder cancer at the age of 65 in Washington, D.C.[13][14][15]

Bibliography
  • The Day Before Yesterday: Reconsidering America's Past, Rediscovering the Present (Simon & Schuster, April 1999)[16]
  • Heartbeat London: The Anatomy of a Supercity (Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, June 1986)[17]

References
  1. Burrell, Ian (15 January 2007). "Michael Elliot: He's having the Time of his life". The Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  2. "Michael Elliott Holds OBE". Getty Images. Getty Images. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. Silver, Marc (21 January 2015). "Feeling Gloomy? Maybe Things On Earth Aren't As Bad As You Think". National Public Radio. NPR. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. "Michael Elliott profile". originmagazine.com. 1 December 2013.
  5. Brook, Stephen (18 October 2007). "Elliott Promoted at Time". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  6. Shea, Danny (12 May 2005). "TIME Promotes Nancy Gibbs, Michael Elliott To Top Ranks". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  7. Brook, Stephen (17 March 2010). "Michael Elliott Moves Up at Time". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  8. "Michael J. Elliott". World Economic Forum. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  9. Chan, Kwok-bun (13 September 2013). Hybrid Hong Kong. Routledge. ISBN 9781135755072.
  10. Bazilion, Emily (7 June 2011). "Bono Hires Time Inc.'s Michael Elliott". Adweek. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  11. Kelly, Keith J. (6 June 2011). "Bono's charity taps Time Deputy Editor Elliott as new CEO". New York Post. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  12. "25 Inspiring CEOs Who Change Lives Every Single Day - Goodnet". Goodnet. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  13. "Michael Elliott, Newsmagazine Editor and Humanitarian, Dies at 65". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  14. Belinda Luscombe (15 July 2016). "Michael Elliott: TIME International Editor Dies at 65". Time.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  15. "Michael Elliott obituary". One.org. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  16. Hendrickson, David C. (1 November 1996). "The Day Before Yesterday: Reconsidering America's Past, Rediscovering the Present". Foreign Affairs. Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  17. Heartbeat London. ISBN 0947752625.
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