Andrew Kirtzman

Andrew Kirtzman
Andrew Kirtzman
Born	New York City, NY
Occupation	Author, Anchor
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania and New York University
Spouse	Kyle Froman

Andrew Kirtzman is a political consultant who founded Kirtzman Strategies, a public affairs communications firm, after a career as a print and television political journalist and author.

Early life

Kirtzman was born and raised in Manhattan's Lower East Side. He graduated from Saint Ann's School in 1978. After graduating he went on to attend the University of Pennsylvania, where he was the Executive Editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian, the student newspaper, and the Sphinx Senior Society and received his B.A. in journalism from New York University.

Career

In 2013, he joined the administration of then New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg as senior adviser to then School Chancellor Dennis Walcott, overseeing communications and government relations for the nation's largest school district. At the end of Bloomberg's term, he became a vice president at Global Strategy Group, a national political consulting firm, before opening Kirtzman Strategies. Kirtzman served as political reporter and anchor for six years at WCBS-TV (CBS 2) in New York City until April 2008. He is the author of Betrayal: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff[1][2] about Bernard Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme and Rudy Giuliani: Emperor of the City,[3][4] a book about the former mayor's tumultuous reign at City Hall. Kirtzman was with Giuliani on the morning of September 11, 2001 and chronicled his experience with the mayor in the paperback version of his book.[5][6]

Fire Island

In 2009 Kirtzman along with others made a significant investment in the commercial district in Fire Island.[7]

References

Betrayal: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff. ISBN 978-0-06-187076-7 – via www.jewishbookcouncil.org.
Kakutani, Michiko (13 August 2009). "Bernard Madoff: Andrew Kirtzman's 'Betrayal' and Erin Arvedlund's 'Too Good to Be True'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-04 – via NYTimes.com.
Haberman, Clyde (30 July 2000). "Fighting City Hall". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-04 – via NYTimes.com.
(Audie Cornish) (October 1, 2019). "The Evolution Of Rudy Giuliani". NPR. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
(Andrew Kirtzman) (October 25, 2019). "One idea has shaped Giuliani's whole career: Everyone is wrong but me". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
(Andrew Kirtzman) (October 11, 2019). "Giuliani and the White House in Crisis". CNN. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
Williams, Alex (25 May 2011). "Andrew Kirtzman, Guardian of Fire Island Pines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-04 – via NYTimes.com.

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[1] Betrayal: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff. ISBN 978-0-06-187076-7 – via www.jewishbookcouncil.org.

[2] Kakutani, Michiko (13 August 2009). "Bernard Madoff: Andrew Kirtzman's 'Betrayal' and Erin Arvedlund's 'Too Good to Be True'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-04 – via NYTimes.com.

[3] Haberman, Clyde (30 July 2000). "Fighting City Hall". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-04 – via NYTimes.com.

[4] (Audie Cornish) (October 1, 2019). "The Evolution Of Rudy Giuliani". NPR. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[5] (Andrew Kirtzman) (October 25, 2019). "One idea has shaped Giuliani's whole career: Everyone is wrong but me". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[6] (Andrew Kirtzman) (October 11, 2019). "Giuliani and the White House in Crisis". CNN. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[7] Williams, Alex (25 May 2011). "Andrew Kirtzman, Guardian of Fire Island Pines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-04 – via NYTimes.com.