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Eric Gertler currently serves as chairman of U.S. News & World Report and as chief executive officer of Ulysses Ventures. Previously, Eric served as co-chairman and co-publisher of the New York Daily News; executive vice president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation; and managing director of the Center for Economic Transformation under both Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Prior to his government service, Eric successfully led several technology companies — he was CEO of Altruik, PrimeAxis Media and Privista. Previous to these tech companies, he concurrently served as president of U.S. News & World Report, Fast Company and The Atlantic. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book Prying Eyes: Protect Your Privacy From People Who Sell To You, Snoop on You or Steal From You (Random House). He began his career as an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Eric is involved with many government and nonprofits agencies including Empire State Development Corporation, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University and Young Presidents’ Organization – where he also served as chair of the YPO Metro New York Chapter. He is also a trustee of both the Zuckerman Family Foundation and the Zuckerman Mind Brain and Behavior Institute at Columbia University.
A graduate of Brown University, Eric holds degrees from the Sorbonne at the University of Paris, Institut D’Etudes Politiques in Paris and a law degree from American University, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Law Review. |