Herb London
Hudson Institute
Areas of Expertise
- Higher Education
- Urban Policy
- Cultural Affairs
- Social Theory
Biographical Highlights:
Herbert I. London became president of Hudson Institute September 1, 1997. He has been a member of the Hudson Institute Board of Trustees since 1974 and has been a senior fellow for more than thirty years, founding Hudson's Center for Education and Employment Policy. He is the John M. Olin University Professor of Humanities at New York University, responsible for creating the Gallatin School in 1972 and served as dean until 1992. Herbert London graduated from Columbia University in 1960 and received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1966. He is a tenured professor of social studies at New York University.
London is listed in the Directory of Distinguished Americans; Who's Who in Education; Who's Who in the East; Men of Distinction; and Who's Who in America. He is the recipient of honorary degrees from the University of Aix-Marseille (1983) and Grove City College (1993). In 1989, London was one of the Republican candidates for mayor of New York City. In 1990, he was the Conservative Party candidate for Governor of New York, garnering more votes than any third party candidate in the state's history. In 1994, as Republican Party candidate, he narrowly lost the race for New York State Comptroller.
He is currently on the Board of Directors of the National Chamber Foundation; the Board of Trustees for Merrill Lynch Assets Management; the Board of Directors of the National Association for Industry-Education Cooperation; the Board of Directors of the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee; and Rose Hulman University Board of Trustees. He formerly served on the Board of Governors at St. John's College and the Board of Overseers at the Center for Naval Analyses.
Publications and Media Exposure:
London is a noted social critic whose work has appeared in every major newspaper and journal in the country, including such diverse publications as Commentary, National Review, American Spectator, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, The Washington Times, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Modern Age, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Orbis, Investor's Business Daily, Encounter, and Forbes.
He is the author and editor of sixteen books, including Myths That Rule America (with Al Weeks), which inspired an NBC television series of the same title; Why Are They Lying To Our Children? - the focus of a speech by Ronald Reagan; Military Doctrine and the American Character; Armageddon in the Classroom; editor of A Strategy for Victory Without War; From the Empire State to the Vampire State (with Ed Rubenstein); Decade of Denial; and editor of Riding the Next Wave. You may visit Herb's website at www.herblondon.org
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