Howard Brodie

Howard Brodie is an American businessman, attorney, and diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Finland since 2025.

Early life and education Howard Brodie was born in Pennsylvania to Elizabeth and Stefan Brodie, a billionaire businessman and Republican megadonor who was convicted of conspiring to violate the United States embargo against Cuba in 2002.

Brodie attended Duke University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He attained a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1993, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, He assumed office on November 13, 2025. an immigrant from Mexico. The couple have a son, born in 2024, and Brodie has two older children from a previous marriage. Prior to assuming the role of ambassador, Brodie and his family split their time between Villanova, Pennsylvania, and Fisher Island, Florida. He has donated to his alma mater regularly since 2022, and was a member of the Yale Law School Fund Board.