Jon Entine

Jon Entine is an American author, journalist, think tank scholar, and consultant. He is a senior research fellow at the Center for Health & Risk Communication at George Mason University and a senior fellow at GMU's STATS (Statistical Assessment Service), where he is founder and director of the Genetic Literacy Project, a non-profit organization which fosters dialogue about the scientific, social and ethical implications of genetic technologies. He has been a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington, D.C since 2002. He writes a column (since 2001) for the British-based international magazine Ethical Corporation, Forbes.com and contributes to newspapers and magazines around the world. Entine is also the founder of ESG MediaMetrics, which offers crisis management and sustainability consulting in environmental, social and governance areas, and he advises organizations on brand reputation and strategic communications.

Entine is known for an independent and distinctive public identity, often taking contrarian or controversial stands but not strictly ideological ones. He is a speaker at universities and civic organizations, and is a frequent guest on national news and political commentary television and radio shows in the United States and Europe. He lives in Cincinnati.