Walter Isaacson

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Career

Isaacson began his work in journalism at The Sunday Times in London, followed by a stint with the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He joined Time magazine in 1978 and spent time as the magazine's political reporter, national editor, and editor of new media before becoming the magazine's 14th editor in 1996.

In July 2001, Isaacson became CNN's chairman and CEO, replacing Tom Johnson, and CNN was only two months later led by CNN through the 9/11 events. Isaacson, who was first elected to CNN, attracted attention for seeking Republican Party leaders' positions on Capitol Hill in response to reports that CNN broadcast content was biased to Republicans or conservatives. In Roll Call magazine, he said, "I was trying to reach out to a lot of Republicans who think CNN hasn't been as willing to reporting Republicans, and I wanted to hear their concerns." Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) group chastised Isaacson's behavior, which included endowing conservative politicians with sway over CNN, according to the firm's spokesperson.

In January 2003, he declared that he would step down as president at CNN to become president of the Aspen Institute. Jim Walton as the president of CNN has been named Isaacson.

Isaacson served as the president and CEO of the Aspen Institute from 2003 to 2018, when he announced that he would resign to become a historian of history at Tulane University and an advisory partner at Perella Weinberg Partners in New York City. Aspen Institute president Dan Porterfield, president of Franklin & Marshall College, was named as Isaacson's successor in November 2017.

Isaacson launched Trailblazers, a Dell Technologies podcast, in March 2017, which focuses on technology's effect on companies. Isaacson was named as a cohost of Amanpour & Company, a new PBS and CNN program that replaced The Charlie Rose Show in 2018.

Isaacson is the author of several published books, including American Sketches (2009), Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (1992). The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (1986) is a book that was also co-authored with Evan Thomas.

Jobs was published by Simon & Schuster on October 24, 2011, just weeks after Jobs' death. It became a best-seller in the world, surpassing all records for biography sales. The book was based on over forty interviews with Jobs over a two-year cycle, from the start of his career to just before his death, and focused on friendships, family associates, and business rivals of the entrepreneur.

Isaacson's book The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution in October 2014, examines the past of the key technological advancements that have made the digital revolution, most notably the parallel development of the computer and the internet. It became a New York Times bestseller. Janet Maslin wrote for the New York Times, describing the author as "a kindred spirit to the visionaries and enthusiasts" who Isaacson wrote about.

Profiles in Leadership: Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness (2010, W. Norton) He is the editor of Profiles in Leadership: Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness (2010, W. Norton).

Leonardo da Vinci's biography was published on October 17, 2017, earning rave reviews from critics. Paramount Pictures Pictures won a bidding war against Universal Pictures in August 2017 for the right to adapt Isaacson's biography of da Vinci. Appian Way Productions, which claims to produce the film with DiCaprio as the actor, secured the rights under its joint venture with Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions, which announced that it would produce the film with DiCaprio as the actor. John Logan, screenwriter and Gladiator), has been selected to write the script.

Simon & Schuster's book The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and The Future of the Human Race was published in March 2021. It's a biography of Jennifer Doudna, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 for her work on the CRISPR system of gene editing. For the week ending March 13, 2021, the book debuted at number one on The New York Times' nonfiction best-seller list. It was described as a "gripping account of a significant scientific breakthrough and of the dedicated scientists who embraced it," according to Publishers Weekly.

Elon Musk, a billionaire, revealed in August 2021 that Isaacson was in the process of writing his biography.

Governor Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana named Isaacson vice chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority in October 2005, which oversaw spending on Hurricane Katrina. President George W. Bush nominated him to head the United States-Palestinian Partnership, which aims to establish economic and educational opportunities in the Palestinian territories. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton named him vice-chair of the Partners for a New Beginning, which supports private-sector investment and partnerships in the Muslim world.

He also served as co-chair of the United States-Vietname Dialogue on Agent Orange, which announced the completion of a scheme to trap the dioxin left behind by the United States at the Da Nang air base and plans to install health centers and a dioxin laboratory in the affected areas in January 2008. He was selected to serve on the National Institutes of Health's Advisory Committee in 2008. He was appointed by President Obama in 2009 to be Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other international broadcasts of the US government. He was chosen by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu in 2014 to co-chair the New Orleans Tricentennial Commission, which planned the city's 300th anniversary celebration in 2018. He was elected to the board of My Brother's Keeper Alliance, which aims to carry out President Obama's anti-poverty and youth participation campaigns in 2015. He was elected by Mayor Mitch Landrieu and confirmed by the City Council to serve as a member of the New Orleans City Planning Commission in 2016. He is a member of the U.S. Department of Defense Innovation Advisory Board. He was elected by New Orleans mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell in 2018 to co-chair her transition team.

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