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Isaacson in, 2012Chair of theIn officeJuly 2, 2010 – January 27, 2012Preceded bySucceeded byJeff ShellPersonal detailsBorn( 1952-05-20) May 20, 1952 (age 67)New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Spouse(s)Cathy Wright IsaacsonChildrenBetsy IsaacsonParentsBetsy and Irwin IsaacsonResidence, LouisianaOccupationAuthorAwards(2013)(2015)Walter Isaacson (born May 20, 1952) is an American writer and journalist. He is the University Professor of History at. He has been the President and CEO of the, a nonpartisan educational and policy studies organization based in, chairman and CEO of and Managing Editor of. He has written biographies of,. Contents.Early life and education Isaacson was born in, Louisiana, the son of Irwin and Betty Lee (Seff) Isaacson.

His father was a 'kindly Jewish distracted humanist engineer with a reverence for science' and his mother Betty was a. Isaacson attended New Orleans', where he was Student Body President. He attended for the Summer Program (TASP) before graduating from in 1974, where he majored in History and Literature. At Harvard, Isaacson was the president of the, member of the, and resident of. He later attended the as a at, where he studied (PPE) and graduated with. Career Media Isaacson began his career in journalism at in London, followed by a position with the.

He joined magazine in 1978, serving as the magazine's political correspondent, national editor, and editor of new media before becoming the magazine's 14th editor in 1996.Isaacson became chairman and CEO of in July 2001, replacing, and only two months later guided CNN through the events of. Shortly after his appointment at CNN, Isaacson attracted attention for seeking the views of leaders on Capitol Hill regarding criticisms that CNN broadcast content that was unfair to Republicans or conservatives. He was quoted in magazine as saying: 'I was trying to reach out to a lot of Republicans who feel that CNN has not been as open to covering Republicans, and I wanted to hear their concerns.' The CEO's conduct was criticized by the (FAIR) organization, which said that Isaacson's 'pandering' behavior was endowing conservative politicians with power over CNN.In January 2003, he announced that he would step down as president at CNN to become president of the.

Replaced Isaacson as president of CNN.Isaacson served as the president and CEO of the from 2003 until 2018, when he announced that he would step down to become a professor of history at and an advisory partner at the New York City financial services firm. In November 2017, the Aspen Institute named Dan Porterfield, the president of, as Isaacson's successor.In March 2017, Isaacson launched a with called Trailblazers, which focuses on technology's effects on business. In 2018, Isaacson was named as a cohost of ',' a new show on PBS and CNN that replaced 'The Charlie Rose Show.' Writing Isaacson is the author of American Sketches (2009), Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003) and Kissinger: A Biography (1992).

He is the co-author, with, of (1986).On October 24, 2011, Isaacson's of 's Jobs, was published by, only several weeks after Jobs' death. It became an international best-seller, breaking all records for sales of a biography. Mods gta v ps4 2018. The book was based on over forty interviews with Jobs over a two-year period up until shortly before his death, and on conversations with friends, family members, and business rivals of the entrepreneur.In October 2014, Isaacson published, which explores the history of the key technological innovations that are prominent in the, most notably the parallel developments of the computer and the Internet. It became a New York Times bestseller.

Writing for the New York Times, Janet Maslin described the author as 'a kindred spirit to the visionaries and enthusiasts' who Isaacson wrote about.He is the editor of Profiles in Leadership: Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness (2010, ).His biography of was published on October 17, 2017, to positive reviews from critics. In August 2017, won a bidding war against for the rights to adapt Isaacson's biography of da Vinci.

The studio bought the rights under its deal with 's Appian Way Productions, which said that it planned to produce the film with DiCaprio as the star. Screenwriter John Logan (The Aviator, Gladiator) has been tapped to pen the script.

Government. Isaacson at a State Department briefing in 2008In October 2005, the Governor of Louisiana, appointed Isaacson vice chairman of the, a board that oversaw spending on the recovery from. In December 2007, he was appointed by President to the chairman of the U.S.-Palestinian Partnership, which seeks to create economic and educational opportunities in the Palestinian territories. Secretary of State appointed him vice-chair of the, which encourages private-sector investments and partnerships in the Muslim world.He also served as the co-chair of the on, which in January 2008 announced completion of a project to contain the dioxin left behind by the U.S. At the air base and plans to build health centers and a dioxin laboratory in the affected regions. In 2009, he was appointed by President Obama to be Chairman of the, which runs, and the other international broadcasts of the U.S. Government; he served until January 2012.

In 2014, he was appointed by New Orleans Mayor to be the co-chair of the New Orleans Tricentennial Commission, which is planning the city's 300th-anniversary commemoration in 2018. In 2015, he was appointed to the board of My Brother's Keeper Alliance, which seeks to carry out President Obama's anti-poverty and youth opportunity initiatives.

In 2016, he was appointed by Mayor and confirmed by the City Council to be a member of the New Orleans City Planning Commission. He is a member of the U.S. Department of. In 2018, he was appointed by New Orleans mayor-elect to be co-chair of her transition team.Positions Isaacson is an advisory partner at Perella Weinberg, a financial services firm. He is the chairman emeritus of the board of and is on the boards of, New Schools New Orleans, the, the and the, of which he served as president in 2012.In March 2019, Isaacson became the editor-at-large and senior adviser for, where he will be promoting books for the comany as well as editing, new strategy development, and partnerships.Isaacson is an Associate of the History of Science Department and a member of the Lowell House Senior Common Room at. He is also an Honorary Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford. Isaacson teaches a course at Tulane called History Of the Digital Revolution, an open seminar filled with discussion about technology, culture, and the progression of society.Honors Isaacson‘s book Steve Jobs about the life of the entrepreneur, earned Isaacson the 2012.In 2012, he was selected as one of the, the magazine's list of the most influential people in the world.

Isaacson is a fellow of the and was awarded its 2013. He is also a member of the, the and an Honorary Fellow of.In 2014, the selected Isaacson for the, the U.S. Federal government's highest honor for achievement in the. The title of Isaacson's lecture was 'The Intersection of the Humanities and the Sciences.' He has honorary degrees from, (Hunter College), and, where the Isaacson School of Media and Communications is named after him. He was the 2015 recipient of at.

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