Martin Walker (reporter)
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| Born | 1947 Scotland, UK |
| Occupation | Reporter and novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1971-present |
| Genre | Non-fiction (history), crime fiction |
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Martin Walker (born 1947) is the Senior Director of the Global Business Policy Council (GBPC) at the management consulting firm A.T. Kearney and author of the popular Bruno detective series set in the Périgord region of France. He has been a member of the GBPC since 1997 and was appointed as the Senior Director on 25 January 2007.
He was educated at Harrow County School for Boys and Balliol College, Oxford. Walker lives in Europe with his wife, with whom he has two daughters.
He was on the staff of The Guardian from around 1971, working in a variety of positions, including bureau chief in Moscow and the United States, European editor, and assistant editor. One of the unsuccessful candidates for the editorship of The Guardian in 1995, when Alan Rusbridger was appointed in succession to Peter Preston, Walker resigned in 1999 after 28 years with the newspaper.
Walker joined United Press International (UPI) in 2000. While at UPI he was also an international correspondent. He is now Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of UPI. He also holds a variety of other positions, including senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.; senior fellow of the World Policy Institute at The New School in New York; and member of the Board of Directors of the Global Panel Foundation (Berlin, Copenhagen, Prague, Sydney and Toronto). He is also a contributing editor of the Los Angeles Times's Opinion section and of Europe magazine. Walker also is a regular commentator on CNN, Inside Washington, and NPR.
Walker has written several non-fiction books, including The National Front,Waking Giant: Gorbachev and Perestroika, The Cold War: A History, Clinton: The President They Deserve and America Reborn.
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