Mark Gerson is the Executive Chairman of Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), which he co-founded in 1998. Mark is the author of several books published by the Free Press, Addison Wesley and Madison Books. He has also written numerous articles and essays which have been published in newspapers and magazines including The New Republic, Reader's Digest, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. He serves on the boards of the American Friends of the IDC, Manhattan Institute, Yale Chai Society, and Imentor. Mark is a graduate of Williams College and Yale Law School.