Walter Isaacson Walter Isaacson is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, an international non-profit organisation designed to promote enlightened leadership and dialogue in contemporary issues. He was the Chairman and CEO of the international news orgnisation CNN and managing editor of Time. Isaacson wrote the acclaimed Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007). He has also written Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003) and Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography (2011). Read More Read Less