Walter Isaacson Biography

Walter Isaacson is the president and chief executive officer of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan educational and policy research organization situated in Washington, D.C. He has served as CNN's chairman and CEO, as well as Time magazine's editor. He is the author of "The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution" (2014), "Steve Jobs" (2011), "Einstein: His Life and Universe" (2007), "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" (2003), and "Kissinger: A Biography" (1992), as well as the co-author of "The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made" (1992). (1986). He attended Harvard College and Oxford University's Pembroke College, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He started his career at The Sunday Times of London before moving on to The Times-Picayune/The States-Item. Before becoming Time's 14th editor in 1996, he worked as a political correspondent, national editor, and editor of new media. In 2001, he was named chairman and CEO of CNN, and in 2003, he was named president and CEO of the Aspen Institute. He is the vice chair of Partners for a New Beginning and serves on the boards of directors of United Airlines, Tulane University, and Harvard University. He attended Harvard College and Oxford University's Pembroke College, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He started his career at The Sunday Times of London before moving on to The Times-Picayune/The States-Item. Before becoming Time's 14th editor in 1996, he worked as a political correspondent, national editor, and editor of new media. In 2001, he was named chairman and CEO of CNN, and in 2003, he was named president and CEO of the Aspen Institute. He is the vice chair of Partners for a New Beginning and serves on the boards of directors of United Airlines, Tulane University, and Harvard University.

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