Walter Isaacson — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Professor of History at Tulane University since 2017.
Author of acclaimed biographies including 'Elon Musk' (2023), 'The Code Breaker' (2021), 'Leonardo da Vinci' (2017), 'Steve Jobs' (2011), and 'Einstein: His Life and Universe' (2007).
Served as CEO of CNN from 2001 to 2003 and editor of Time magazine from 1996 to 2001.
Was President and CEO of The Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan policy studies organization, from 2003 to 2017.
Works as an interviewer for the PBS and CNN news show 'Amanpour & Company' since 2018.
Attended Harvard University and Pembroke College, Oxford, as a Rhodes scholar.

Biography

Walter Isaacson is an American journalist, author, and academic, currently serving as a Professor of History at Tulane University since 2017. He is widely recognized for his comprehensive biographies of influential figures, including Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Jennifer Doudna, and Elon Musk. His works delve into the lives and impacts of individuals who have shaped science, technology, and politics.