Elmira Bayrasli Mentor 2010

Describe yourself briefly.

Elmira Bayrasli is the Vice President of Partnerships and Outreach at Endeavor, a New York-based nonprofit supporting high-impact entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Before joining Endeavor, Elmira was the Chief Spokesperson and Director of Press and Public Information at the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. In 1994, she joined the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, working for then Ambassador Madeleine K. Albright. From 1997-2000 she was a Presidential Appointee at the Department of State, in the Secretary of State’s office. She also served on the negotiating team in the Office of the Special Cyprus coordinator. She received her MA from Columbia University and BA from New York University. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has contributed to several books and publications, including several book reviews and op-eds. She loves the New York Mets and hates onions.