Stanley A. Weiss
| Stanley A. Weiss | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 21, 1926 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Residence | London, UK and Washington DC |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Harvard University Center for International Affairs |
| Occupation | Mining Executive; Founding Chairman of Business Executives for National Security (BENS); Philanthropist |
| Notable work | Manganese The Other Uses (1977) Being Dead is Bad for Business (2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa (Popper) Weiss (1958 – present) |
| Children | Anthony Weiss Christina Weiss Lurie |
| Website | stanleyweiss |
Stanley A. Weiss is an American business executive, founder of Business Executives for National Security (BENS), and a writer on international affairs. He has been described as a “self-made man” and a “multi-faceted . . . multi-movied bon vivant.”[i]
Inspired by the film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre to search for gold in Mexico in the 1950s, Weiss became a successful entrepreneur in the mining industry before turning to civic engagement as co-founder of the Citizen’s Party and founder of BENS.
Under Weiss, BENS successfully advocated closing unnecessary U.S. military bases, reforming Pentagon procurement, passing the Chemical Weapons Convention, and catalyzing President Clinton’s historic 2000 visit to India, among other priorities. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has cited BENS as a “cutting-edge example as to what can be done when the business community becomes involved in supporting our diplomatic and development efforts,” and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates noted “BENS has identified problems and proposed solutions that have saved the taxpayers billions of dollars and made our military a more effective fighting force.”[ii][iii]
Weiss started writing on national security issues in 1983 and has continued to write regularly on a wide range of foreign and domestic issues, including for the International Herald Tribune, The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, and Strategic Affairs. He currently writes on international affairs for the Huffington Post.
His memoir, Being Dead is Bad for Business, was published by Disruption Books in February 2017. He recounts how his “zest for living has taken him from the company of legendary artists and poets in Mexico, to writers and beatniks in 1960s San Francisco and Hollywood; from drunken nights with a notorious spy to friendships with three of the men who played James Bond; from glamorous parties in Gstaad and Phuket to power politics in London and Washington, DC.”
Weiss was born on December 21, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father worked in local Republican politics.
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