Aspen Ideas Festival

Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson is president and CEO of the Aspen Institute. He has been chairman and CEO of CNN and editor of TIME magazine. He is the author of Steve Jobs; Einstein; Benjamin Franklin; and Kissinger and co-author of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. He is chair emeritus of Teach for America. Isaacson was appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate as chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, a position he held until 2012.

  • 2013 Bio

Videos/Audio of Walter Isaacson

Starting a Movement to Kickstart Jobs
Internet entrepreneur Arianna Huffington believes America needs a movement to kickstart job growth. She discusses her... See more
Can Teacher Unions Be Partners in Reforming Schools in the...
The president of the American Federation of Teachers discusses her agenda, which includes reforming tenure, proposing a... See more
Learning with New Orleans
A conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu. See more
In Conversation with Valerie Jarrett
The Aspen Institute's Walter Isaacson sits down with the senior advisor to President Obama. He calls Valerie Jarrett... See more
What's the Big Idea?
The 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival Opening Session where we asked speakers to present their "Big Idea" in three to four... See more
Rebuilding Community: Finding Lost Hills
From sidewalks to literacy projects to after school programs, hear how one philanthropist has changed the future for a... See more

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