What is Walter Isaacson's background and career before becoming a full-time biographer?
Answered at 4:54 in 708: Dissecting The Works of Walter Isaacson · Better Than Before with Tony Richards
What is Walter Isaacson's background and career before becoming a full-time biographer?
Walter was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1952. He graduated from Harvard and Pembroke College in Oxford. He started his writing career at the Sunday Times in London, eventually becoming Time Magazine's editor in 1996. After a brief period as the chairman and CEO of CNN in the early 2000s, he became president of the nonprofit organization Aspen Institute, a position he has held for over 15 years. He is also a professor of history at Tulane University in New Orleans.
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Walter was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1952.
Guest · 708: Dissecting The Works of Walter Isaacson · Better Than Before with Tony Richards · answer at 4:54
Key takeaways
- Walter was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1952.
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Walter was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1952. He graduated from Harvard and Pembroke College in Oxford. He started his writing career at the Sunday Times in London, eventually becoming Time Magazine's editor in 1996. After a brief period as the chairman and CEO of CNN in the early 2000s, he became president of the nonprofit organization Aspen Institute, a position he has held for over 15 years. He is also a professor of history at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Key facts
- Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs biography sold well over 3 million copies in just the first four years alone (released 2011)
- Walter Isaacson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1952
- Walter Isaacson became Time Magazine's editor in 1996
- Walter Isaacson has been president of Aspen Institute for over 15 years (as of the episode recording)
- Walter Isaacson has been publishing books for almost 40 years