Photo: World Economic Forum / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
David Gergen represents a vanishing kind of American public servant. Advising four presidents across both parties, from Nixon to Clinton, he embodied a credibility that transcended partisanship, which feels almost unimaginable in today's hardened political climate. What I find most compelling is the second act: after a life inside power, he became a teacher of leadership at Harvard and a steady voice on CNN, translating hard-won insight for the next generation. He passed away in 2025, but the model he offered, calm, fair-minded, and committed to bridging divides, is exactly the kind of grown-up wisdom American politics now sorely lacks.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Gergen
- Name (Japanese)
- デビッド・ガーゲン
- Reading
- でびっど・がーげん
- Born
- May 9, 1942 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- lawyer / journalist / political scientist / political pundit / analyst
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Durham High School
- University
- Yale University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.davidgergen.com
- Xhttps://x.com/David_Gergen
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Gergen
Frequently asked questions
When was David Gergen born?
Born May 9, 1942 (age 84).
Where is David Gergen from?
David Gergen is from Durham, North Carolina, United States.
What does David Gergen do?
David Gergen works as lawyer, journalist, political scientist, political pundit, analyst.
Lawyer — see all → · Journalist — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.