Marc Zell (; born February 25, 1953) is an American-Israeli lawyer, chairman of Republicans Overseas Israel and a vice president of Republicans Overseas, Inc.
Early life
Marc Zell was born February 25, 1953. He earned an A.B. from Princeton University in Germanic Languages and Literature with a concentration in theoretical linguistics, in 1974, then graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland at Baltimore with a J.D., in 1977.
Career
After clerking at the Maryland Court of Appeals for a year (1977–1978), Zell joined Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman as an associate (1978–1981). In 1986, he formed the law firm of Feith & Zell, P.C. with Douglas Feith, who later served as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, from 2001 to 2005.
After Douglas Feith left law practice to work at the Pentagon in 2001; Zell partnered with Bernel Goldberg to form Zell, Goldberg & Co., with offices in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and affiliate offices in Washington, DC, Russia and Europe. and is currently a partner in the multinational law firm of Zell, Aron & Co. in Jerusalem, Israel, with branches offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. He is currently the chairman of the Executive Committee of Ariel University.
Political views
In August 2017, Zell condemned counter-protesters at a gathering of hundreds of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia. Zell blamed the counter-protesters for the violence at the gathering, stating that they represented the "ugly face of progressivism".
Personal life
In the 1980s, Zell developed an interest in Zionism and, after a series of visits to Israel, moved his family, in 1988, to Alon Shvut. He supported Donald Trump for President of the United States in 2016.