Career
He previously served as a senior advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State John Kerry. At the, Tillemann led a team of experts that operated like venture capitalists, identifying innovations that strengthened new democracies and civil society, and then assembling the talent, technology, resources, and partners to translate ideas into successful diplomacy. He developed over 20 major initiatives on behalf of the President and two Secretaries of State.
Tillemann also chaired the "s Global Philanthropy Working Group and dealt extensively with issues related to social finance.
Tillemann grew up the eldest of ten children in Denver, Colorado. An, he was accepted to college at age 14 and received his Bachelor magna cum laude from Yale University.
He went on to earn a doctorate with distinction from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (School of Advanced International Studies). Tillemann is the oldest grandson of Tom Lantos, the former Chairman of the United States. House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the only Holocaust survivor ever elected to the United States. Congress.
Tillemann"s paternal grandmother, Nancy Dick, served as the first woman Lieutenant Governor of Colorado.
Before coming to the, Tillemann spent four years on the professional staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as the principal advisor on European and Eurasian affairs to former Committee chairmen Joe Biden and John Kerry. Earlier in his career, he worked as a reporter with Reuters New Media, hosted a commercial radio program in Denver, Colorado, served in the White House Office of Media Affairs, and spent time as a senior staffer on four United States. Senate and Congressional campaigns. He helped co-found and lead numerous civil society groups and served on the board of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice and testified often before Congress.
Tillemann moved to the shortly after Hillary Clinton was appointed Secretary of State to serve as speechwriter in her office.
He collaborated with Clinton on over 200 speeches and frequently accompanied her on international traveling In October 2010, Clinton promoted Tillemann to Senior Advisor.
Tillemann is a co-holder of four patents related to the Insurance Regulatory Information System engine, a clean technology designed for use in ultra high-efficiency engines pumps and compressors. He also created the LEND Network, a peer-to-peer network to facilitate cooperation among current and former leaders in new democracies.
LEND is now administered by the Community of Democracies.
