Bruce J. Oreck is the U.S. Ambassador to Finland.
His father David Oreck founded the Oreck Corporation (vacuum cleaners).
Oreck holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Johns Hopkins University, and a Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University, as well as a Masters of Law in Taxation from New York University. He became a partner in a New Orleans law firm representing the oil and gas industry.
In 1992 he founded his own firm, Oreck, Crighton, Adams & Chase.
Oreck has authored several books on taxation. He was one of the major contributors to Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008.