▁the ▁former ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Ash bro ok ▁Center ▁for ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁in ▁Ash land , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Sch ram m ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Soviet - occup ied ▁Hung ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁His ▁father ▁fled ▁with ▁their ▁family ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁during ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁U pr ising ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁explaining ▁to ▁his ▁ 1 0 - year - old ▁son , ▁" We ▁were ▁born ▁Americans , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁wrong ▁place ." ▁Sch ram m ▁has ▁re called ▁his ▁early ▁years ▁and ▁relations ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁several ▁articles , ▁der iving ▁there from ▁a ▁philosophy ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁idea ▁which ▁has ▁defined ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁academic ▁purs uits . ▁ ▁Sch ram m ▁attended ▁Hollywood ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁California ▁upon ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁( although ▁he ▁spoke ▁no ▁English ▁at ▁the ▁time ). ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁California ▁State ▁University ▁North ridge , ▁and ▁two ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁degrees , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁Government ▁from ▁the ▁Cla rem ont ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁International ▁History ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁Government ▁from ▁the ▁Cla rem ont ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early