Ron Suskind graduated from the University of Virginia in 1981 with a B.S. in government. After working for two years as a political consultant, he applied to law school. But when his application essay attracted the attention of professional colleagues in the media, he decided to become a writer instead. He attended Columbia Journalism School and then worked as a reporter for several newspapers, including The New York Times. In 1990, he became a staff writer for the Wall Street Journal and in 1995 won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for his two articles about Cedric Jennings. Ron Suskind lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and their two sons.
Mr. Suskind's first book, A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League, has redefined national debates on race, class and achievement, and is a favorite on U.S. campuses and in book clubs.
Relying on unique access to former and current government officials, his latest book, The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America’s Pursuit of its Enemies Since 9/11, reveals for the first time how the U.S. government - from President Bush on down - is frantically improvising to fight a new kind of war. Mr. Suskind will show readers what he calls "the invisible battlefield" - a global matrix where U.S. spies race to catch soldiers of jihad before they strike. It is a real life spy thriller with the world's future at stake.
His previous book, The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House and the Education of Paul O'Neill, was a singular, sweeping tour of the inner workings of the Bush Presidency. The New York Times called it "an invaluable contribution both to the historical record and to the fierce public debate over the nature of the Bush administration’s true views and motivations on issues of war and peace." Forbes selected Price as the "Business Book of the Year," Fortune cited it as one of the 75 "smartest" books ever written, and it was awarded first prize as Best Book of 2004 by the Investigative Reporters and Editors.
Mr. Suskind currently writes for The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, and the Wall Street Journal.
