John A. Bernbaum is President of BEAM (Business and Education as Mission), Inc., a private foundation that supports educational programs in Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. He previously served as President of the Russian-American Christian University in Moscow (1995 â 2014) and as Director of the American Studies Program and Executive Vice President of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (1976 â 1995). After completing his Ph.D. in European and Russian history at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, he spent four years at the U. S. Department of State (1972-1976). He currently lives in Rockville, Maryland.
