Lee Eisenberg

Lee Eisenberg began his career at Esquire right out of graduate school, becoming editor-in-chief just a few years later. During nearly two decades at the magazine, he collaborated with literary icons such as Nora Ephron, Truman Capote, and Tom Wolfe, and served as the founding editor of Esquire in the UK. His editorial leadership helped shape the magazine’s reputation as a hub of literary excellence.

In 1991, Eisenberg became one of six original partners of the Edison Project, aimed at designing a business and academic plan for innovative schools. Later, he joined Time Inc. as a consulting editor, where he contributed to the launch of key initiatives including Time.com, Time for Kids, and The Time 100, a collaboration with CBS News that chronicled the most influential people of the 20th century.

Eisenberg’s writing career expanded with the release of "The Number: A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Life" in 2006. The book became a national bestseller, earning recognition from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Businessweek, which named it one of the top ten financial books of the year. His subsequent public-speaking career has taken him across the globe. In 2009, he published "Shoptimism: Why the American Consumer Will Keep on Buying No Matter What," offering insights into the dynamics of marketing and consumer behavior.

Eisenberg’s latest work, "The Point Is: Making Sense of Birth, Death, and Everything in Between," was released by Twelve, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group. In addition to his literary achievements, he has served as chief creative and marketing officer at two public companies, been a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, and held a residency at the Newberry Library in Chicago. A founding father of Rotisserie League Baseball, the precursor to fantasy sports, Eisenberg now divides his time between Chicago and New York City.