Ken Kurson
| Ken Kurson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kenneth Kurson October 23, 1968 |
| Residence | South Orange, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Glenbrook North High School |
| Occupation | Chief Editor of The New York Observer |
Kenneth "Ken" Kurson (born October 23, 1968) is an American political consultant, journalist, and author who currently serves as Chief Editor of The New York Observer. He previously served as executive vice president of Jamestown Associates, a political consulting firm based in Princeton, New Jersey and Washington, DC. PolitickerNJ ranked him as the 71st most influential individual in New Jersey politics on their 2009 Power List.
Kurson graduated from Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois in 1986. In high school, he led three-piece punk group Circles, whose tape The Defenestration of Prague earned a rave review from influential punk fanzine Maximumrocknroll, which noted that the song "War Heroes is an instant classic." From 1986 - 1990, Kurson played bass for the legendary Chicago rock band, Green. He is the younger brother of bestselling author Robert Kurson. While playing with Green, Ken wrote a song called "My Sister Jane" about his sister, the former Jane Kurson (now Jane Glover), who is not the same person as the film editor Jane Kurson, who edited Neighbors and Bad Girls. The song appears on Green's third album, White Soul. After leaving Green in 1990, Kurson founded The Lilacs with David Levinsky. Their first EP, The Lilacs Love You, was produced by Material Issue front man Jim Ellison. That release was followed by another 7", The Lilacs Hate You. Their full-length CD The Lilacs Rise Above the Filth was produced by Brad Wood and appeared in January 1992.
Kurson is co-author with former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani of Leadership. Published in October 2002, Leadership became an immediate best seller, spending twenty-five weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, including five at Number One. With over a million copies in print, Leadership garnered wide praise from critics, including glowing reviews in the New York Times ("a confident, dynamic primer on basic business ethics and grace under pressure"), the New York Times Book Review ("sturdy and leavened with flashes of wry wit"), and Business Week ("blustery, unapologetic, and marked by an obvious passion").
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