Mark Gerzon

Called the “weathervane of the baby-boom generation” by the Boston Globe, Mark Gerzon has been a chronicler of both the political and personal dimensions of the past forty years, a keen observer of the unique challenges of contemporary adult development. One of the distinguishing features of his writing is his commitment to move seamlessly from the most intimate, private parts of life to the collective, public crises of the time.

 In addition to his writing, Gerzon is one of the primary architects of the field of global leadership. He is currently serving as United Nations Development Programme adviser on leadership in conflict-torn countries in Africa and Asia. He is best known in the United States for his design and facilitation of the Bipartisan Congressional Retreats, and has spent the past fifteen years facilitating a wide range of Democratic-Republican dialogues.