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Matthew Bogdanos

US Marine Officer, New York Homicide Prosecutor & Author of Thieves of Baghdad

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Matthew Bogdanos Biography

Versatile and accomplished, Matthew Bogdanos is a homicide prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney's Office, where he has been an Assistant District Attorney since 1988. In addition, he was a colonel in the Marine Reserves and a middleweight boxer. He also has a degree in classics from Bucknell University, a law degree and a master's degree in Classical Studies from Columbia University, and a master's degree from the Army War College.

After losing his apartment near the World Trade Center after 9/11, he was recalled to active duty, where he led a multi-agency task force in Afghanistan and received a Bronze Star, obtaining intelligence on 11 of the “Top 25” Taliban and al-Qaeda leaders in the War on Terrorism. Then appointed Deputy Director, Bogdanos led that interagency task force into Iraq in March 2003 to search for evidence of terrorist cells, UN Security Council Resolution violations, and terrorist financing.

In April 2003, he began the investigation into the looting of Baghdad’s Iraq Museum, resulting in the recovery of over 5,000 antiquities in six countries. He is the recipient of a 2005 National Humanities Medal for his work recovering Iraq’s treasures, and the author of Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures, in which all royalties from the book go to the Museum.

While previously in the Marines, Bogdanos had been appointed a Special Assistant US Attorney. After being released from active duty, he rose to Senior Homicide Trial Counsel in the New York County District Attorney’s Office, participating in almost 200 trials, including the prosecution of 15-year-old “Baby-Faced Butchers” Daphne Abdela and Christopher Vazquez for their 1997 grisly Central Park murder, and rappers Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs and Jamal “Shyne” Barrows for their 1999 shootout.

Remaining in the Marine Reserves, he was recalled to Desert Storm, serving as an infantry battalion Executive Officer. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1998, he served in South Korea, Lithuania, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kosovo.

Returning to Iraq for the transition to sovereignty, he was assigned to the National Defense University to develop the US government’s first executive-branch-wide, operational-level interagency training program in addition to his counter-terrorism duties.

Released back into the Reserves in October 2005, he returned to the New York County District Attorney’s Office and continues the hunt for Iraq’s stolen antiquities. He has been published in legal, military, and classical journals (recently being included in a book covering the two dozen “great opening and closing arguments of the last 100 years”), was named an Easter Seals Distinguished Participant in 2001, and received the Hellenic Lawyers Association Public Service Award in 2004.

Bogdanos is a remarkable blend of warrior, historian, and leader who tells an engrossing story abundant with history and resplendent with hope for the future.

Speaking Topics
  • Consensual Leadership: The Art of Teambuilding

  • The Treasures that We Inherit & The Value of Art

  • The Leadership Life: Taking Charge of Your Mission to Lead

  • Thieves of Baghdad: the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures

    Designed to separate myth from reality, the presentation will explore the investigation into the theft and looting of the Iraq Museum in those fateful days in April of 2003. From the creation of the U.S. government's first multi-agency task force ever deployed to a war zone (in the frozen hills of Afghanistan) to that team's recovery more than one year later of over 5000 of history's most priceless antiquities in eight countries. Combining a lecture with hundreds of photographs, it will also expose the flourishing black market in stolen antiquities and address the future of international efforts to stop the smugglers.

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Thieves of Baghdad

Thieves of Baghdad

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    Speaking fees for Matthew Bogdanos, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Matthew Bogdanos are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Matthew Bogdanos, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Matthew Bogdanos speak about?

    Matthew Bogdanos is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Adventurers, Authors, Creativity Speakers, Inspirational, Law, Leadership Speakers, Literary, Motivation, Personal Growth, Speakers by Industry, Sports.
  • Where does Matthew Bogdanos travel from?

    Matthew Bogdanos generally travels from New York, NY, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Matthew Bogdanos’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Matthew Bogdanos for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Matthew Bogdanos for your next private or corporate function.
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US Marine Officer, New York Homicide Prosecutor & Author of Thieves of Baghdad

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Matthew Bogdanos Biography

Versatile and accomplished, Matthew Bogdanos is a homicide prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney's Office, where he has been an Assistant District Attorney since 1988. In addition, he was a colonel in the Marine Reserves and a middleweight boxer. He also has a degree in classics from Bucknell University, a law degree and a master's degree in Classical Studies from Columbia University, and a master's degree from the Army War College.

After losing his apartment near the World Trade Center after 9/11, he was recalled to active duty, where he led a multi-agency task force in Afghanistan and received a Bronze Star, obtaining intelligence on 11 of the “Top 25” Taliban and al-Qaeda leaders in the War on Terrorism. Then appointed Deputy Director, Bogdanos led that interagency task force into Iraq in March 2003 to search for evidence of terrorist cells, UN Security Council Resolution violations, and terrorist financing.

In April 2003, he began the investigation into the looting of Baghdad’s Iraq Museum, resulting in the recovery of over 5,000 antiquities in six countries. He is the recipient of a 2005 National Humanities Medal for his work recovering Iraq’s treasures, and the author of Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures, in which all royalties from the book go to the Museum.

While previously in the Marines, Bogdanos had been appointed a Special Assistant US Attorney. After being released from active duty, he rose to Senior Homicide Trial Counsel in the New York County District Attorney’s Office, participating in almost 200 trials, including the prosecution of 15-year-old “Baby-Faced Butchers” Daphne Abdela and Christopher Vazquez for their 1997 grisly Central Park murder, and rappers Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs and Jamal “Shyne” Barrows for their 1999 shootout.

Remaining in the Marine Reserves, he was recalled to Desert Storm, serving as an infantry battalion Executive Officer. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1998, he served in South Korea, Lithuania, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kosovo.

Returning to Iraq for the transition to sovereignty, he was assigned to the National Defense University to develop the US government’s first executive-branch-wide, operational-level interagency training program in addition to his counter-terrorism duties.

Released back into the Reserves in October 2005, he returned to the New York County District Attorney’s Office and continues the hunt for Iraq’s stolen antiquities. He has been published in legal, military, and classical journals (recently being included in a book covering the two dozen “great opening and closing arguments of the last 100 years”), was named an Easter Seals Distinguished Participant in 2001, and received the Hellenic Lawyers Association Public Service Award in 2004.

Bogdanos is a remarkable blend of warrior, historian, and leader who tells an engrossing story abundant with history and resplendent with hope for the future.

Matthew Bogdanos Speaking Topics

  • Consensual Leadership: The Art of Teambuilding

  • The Treasures that We Inherit & The Value of Art

  • The Leadership Life: Taking Charge of Your Mission to Lead

  • Thieves of Baghdad: the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures

    Designed to separate myth from reality, the presentation will explore the investigation into the theft and looting of the Iraq Museum in those fateful days in April of 2003. From the creation of the U.S. government's first multi-agency task force ever deployed to a war zone (in the frozen hills of Afghanistan) to that team's recovery more than one year later of over 5000 of history's most priceless antiquities in eight countries. Combining a lecture with hundreds of photographs, it will also expose the flourishing black market in stolen antiquities and address the future of international efforts to stop the smugglers.

Matthew Bogdanos Books

FAQs on booking Matthew Bogdanos

  • How do I book Matthew Bogdanos to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Matthew Bogdanos for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Matthew Bogdanos, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Matthew Bogdanos or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Matthew Bogdanos

    Speaking fees for Matthew Bogdanos, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Matthew Bogdanos are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Matthew Bogdanos, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Matthew Bogdanos speak about?

    Matthew Bogdanos is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Adventurers, Authors, Creativity Speakers, Inspirational, Law, Leadership Speakers, Literary, Motivation, Personal Growth, Speakers by Industry, Sports.
  • Where does Matthew Bogdanos travel from?

    Matthew Bogdanos generally travels from New York, NY, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Matthew Bogdanos’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Matthew Bogdanos for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Matthew Bogdanos for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Matthew Bogdanos or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Matthew Bogdanos is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Consensual Leadership: The Art of Teambuilding, The Treasures that We Inherit & The Value of Art, The Leadership Life: Taking Charge of Your Mission to Lead and Thieves of Baghdad: the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures. The estimated speaking fee range to book Matthew Bogdanos for your event is available upon request. Matthew Bogdanos generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Robert Ballard, Neal Petersen, Rye Barcott, Alexandra Cousteau and Peter Hillary. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Matthew Bogdanos for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Matthew Bogdanos Speaking Topics

  • Consensual Leadership: The Art of Teambuilding

  • The Treasures that We Inherit & The Value of Art

  • The Leadership Life: Taking Charge of Your Mission to Lead

  • Thieves of Baghdad: the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures

    Designed to separate myth from reality, the presentation will explore the investigation into the theft and looting of the Iraq Museum in those fateful days in April of 2003. From the creation of the U.S. government's first multi-agency task force ever deployed to a war zone (in the frozen hills of Afghanistan) to that team's recovery more than one year later of over 5000 of history's most priceless antiquities in eight countries. Combining a lecture with hundreds of photographs, it will also expose the flourishing black market in stolen antiquities and address the future of international efforts to stop the smugglers.

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