Walter Isaacson
American author, journalist and professor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Seff Isaacson (born May 20, 1952) is an American author, journalist, and professor. He has been the president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C., the chair and CEO of CNN, and the editor of Time.
Walter Isaacson | |
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Born | Walter Seff Isaacson (1952-05-20) May 20, 1952 (age 71) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Education | Harvard University (BA) Pembroke College, Oxford (BA) |
Spouse |
Cathy Wright (m. 1984) |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Benjamin Franklin Medal (2013) Nichols-Chancellor's Medal (2015) National Humanities Medal (2023) |
Chair of the Broadcasting Board of Governors | |
In office July 2, 2010 – January 27, 2012 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | James K. Glassman |
Succeeded by | Jeff Shell |
Isaacson attended Harvard University and Pembroke College, Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. He is the co-author with Evan Thomas of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (1986) and the author of Pro and Con (1983), Kissinger: A Biography (1992), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003), Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), American Sketches (2009), Steve Jobs (2011), The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (2014), Leonardo da Vinci (2017), The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (2021) and Elon Musk (2023).
Isaacson is a professor at Tulane University and an advisory partner at Perella Weinberg Partners, a New York City-based financial services firm.[3] He was vice chair of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, which oversaw the rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina, chaired the government board that runs Voice of America, and was a member of the Defense Innovation Board.