1974, BA, Harvard; 1976, MA, Oxford, Rhodes Scholar. Formerly, Journalist, Sunday Times, London and New Orleans Times-Picayune. From 1978, with Time: Political Correspondent; National Editor; Editor, new media; 1996, Editor. 2001, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CNN; since 2003, current position; 2007, Columnist, Time. Chairman, Teach for America, an organization that recruits and places recent college graduates to teach in underserved schools. Member of the Board: United Airlines; Tulane University; National Constitution Center. Member, Advisory Committee of the National Institutes of Health. 2005, Vice-Chairman, Louisiana Recovery Authority; 2007, Chairman, US-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership, works with Tony Blair and with American businesses and NGOs to provide loan guarantees, economic opportunities, and training for the Palestinian People. Author: Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007); Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003); Kissinger: A Biography (1992). Co-Author: The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (1986).