Robert Edsel Biography

Robert M. Edsel is a writer, co-producer, founder, and chairman of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art. He has authored the non-fiction books Rescuing Da Vinci, The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, and Saving Italy. The latter book, released in the Spring of 2013, follows the struggle of two Monuments Men to protect and save some of Italy's greatest treasures, including works by Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo. Edsel is also the co-producer of the documentary film The Rape of Europa and has created the educational program The Greatest Theft in History. He is a former nationally-ranked tennis player and a former oil and gas exploration businessman who pioneered horizontal drilling technology in the early 1990s. Edsel received many awards, including President Bush's National Humanities Medal in 2007, for his work with the Monuments Men Foundation. He is a sought-after speaker and has lectured at various institutions, including the National Archives, the National Gallery of Art, and Yale University.

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