george birnbaum may be one of the most influential people in the world you have never heard of, a sought—after political consultant who has helped a string of world leaders to power. benjamin netanyahu, viktor orban, as well as a serbian president, an austrian chancellor, and prime ministers in romania, the czech republic, and even the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko. politically conservative with a strong sense of hisjewish identity, hejoined forces with arthur finkelstein in the 1990s. finkelstein was famous for making liberal a dirty word for many in america. a brilliant mathematician who liked to crunch electoral numbers. while george birnbaum worked on the campaign strategy. their first big joint success was benjamin netanyahu's surprise victory in israel in 1996 against the strong favourite. how did you help