Elihu “Hugh” Baver is an American cultural historian, visionary non-profit founder, former Fortune 500 corporate sales management executive, professional baseball player, and international project leader. He is best known for his subject matter expertise and work, preserving the history of Sosua – the Jewish refugee settlement in the Dominican Republic created after the 1938 Evian conference and for his innovative baseball youth development programs in the US & Dominican Republic.

Builder of a unique category-defining speaking brand, Baver incorporates baseball, humanitarian mission, global leadership, and historical relevance – his unique positioning of global leadership through sport and history.

Baver stands out because he bridges sports, history, humanitarian memory, and cross-cultural community building. His work keeps alive a little-known but profoundly important chapter of Holocaust history – one that highlights compassion, refuge, and resilience.
Ideal audiences for his lectures and presentations are: corporate leadership teams, universities and student leadership programs, sports organizations and athletic departments, nonprofits, and global affairs forums.

Suggested speaking topics:

– Global responsibility and ethics (lessons from history applied to modern leadership)
– Building Bridges through Sports (how baseball connects cultures and communities)
– Youth leadership and mentorship (empowering the next generation through history and sports)