Kai Bird — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Pulitzer Prize winner for "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer."
Executive director and distinguished lecturer at the Leon Levy Center for Biography, CUNY Graduate Center (since January 2017).
Author of multiple biographical works, including "The Color of Truth," "The Chairman," and "The Good Spy."
Holds an MS in journalism from Northwestern University (1975) and a BA in history from Carleton College (1973).
Former associate editor and columnist for The Nation magazine (1978-1982).

Biography

Kai Bird, born in 1951 in Eugene, Oregon, is an American author and columnist. He is widely recognized for his extensive works on significant historical and political subjects, including the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, United States–Middle East political relations, and biographies of political figures. Bird was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his book, "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer."

Bird's early life was shaped by his father's career as a U.