A smiling older man in a gray sweater stands on a balcony with potted plants, overlooking a street with iron railings and brick buildings, possibly in a historic district.

Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Jennifer Doudna, and Elon Musk. He is a professor of history at Tulane and was CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2023. Visit him at https://isaacson.tulane.edu/