David A. Vise

David A. Vise
Born
David A. Vise

(1960-06-16) June 16, 1960 (age 64)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
OccupationJournalist
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting

David A. Vise (born June 16, 1960), is a journalist and author. He is a Senior Advisor to New Mountain Capital, a New York–based investment firm, and Executive Director of Modern States “Freshman Year for Free,” a philanthropy whose goal is to make college more accessible and affordable.[1][2][3]

He won a Pulitzer Prize and the Gerald Loeb Award for Large Newspapers in 1990 while working as a business reporter for The Washington Post.[4][5][6]

He has authored or co-authored four books, including The Bureau and the Mole (2002), about FBI agent and convicted spy Robert Hanssen, and The Google Story (2005), a national bestseller published in more than two dozen languages.[7][8][9]

Vise received an MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He holds an honorary Doctorate of Literary Letters from Cumberland University and studied at the London School of Economics.[10] Wharton named him to a list of 125 influential alumni on its 125th anniversary.[11] In 2009, Vise received The Joseph Wharton Award for career achievement and community service.[12]

A past president of Washington Hebrew Congregation, Vise is a board member of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, where he focuses on interfaith relations.[13] Vise was a member of the first WUPJ delegation to meet with the Vatican.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Singletary, Michelle. "Perspective | Making a dent in student debt with 'Freshman Year for Free'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  2. ^ "Vise – New Mountain Capital". Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  3. ^ "Who We Are". Modern States. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. ^ "Historical Winners List". UCLA Anderson School of Management. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "Two Times business section reporters win Loeb Award". Los Angeles Times. May 22, 1990. p. D2. ISSN 0458-3035.
  6. ^ "1990 Pulizer Prizes, Journalism".
  7. ^ The Bureau and the Mole. "Washingtonpost.com: Live Online". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  8. ^ shapiroconsult. "The Google Story, THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER — in a Newly Updated Edition for Google's 20th Anniversary!". The Google Story. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  9. ^ OpenLibrary.org. "David A. Vise". Open Library. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  10. ^ "David A. Vise | Speakers Bureau and Booking Agent Info". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  11. ^ "Wharton Alumni Magazine: 125 Influential People and Ideas: David A. Vise". 2008-02-05. Archived from the original on 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  12. ^ "40th Annual Wharton Award Dinner Honors Susan Small Savitsky, David Vise, Pradeep Wahi 10/29". www.whartondc.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  13. ^ "David Vise". The Montgomery Fellows. 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2020-09-14.