Malcom Glenn (born February 6, 1987, in Denver, Colorado) is an American writer and speaker and was The President of Harvard Crimson, the daily student newspaper of Harvard University, in 2008. He made national news as the first African American president of The Crimson in over a half-century.The Crimson Staff, Glenn Named Crimson President, The Harvard Crimson, November 19, 2007
Upon his election in November 2007, Glenn was featured in numerous publications, including The Denver Post,Ann Schrader, T.J. grad voted editor of Harvard newspaper, The Denver Post, November 20, 2007 Essence Magazine,Essence Magazine, February 2008, p. 123 and The New York Observer.John Koblin, Crimson Names First Black President in Over Fifty Years, The New York Observer, November 16, 2007
Early life
Glenn was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School, where he was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, The Jefferson Journal. Glenn graduated from Harvard College in June 2009.
Recent work
Glenn is currently Executive Director of the Seismic Foundation, a nonprofit that helps organizations lead communications and marketing campaigns to help educate the public on the importance of safe and responsible regulation of artificial intelligence. He previously worked at Uber in Washington D.C., where he focused on building strategic partnerships with community and nonprofit organizations. He also formerly worked in executive communications at Google, at an education advocacy organization in Washington, D.C., and at a Democratic polling/strategic consulting firm, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner. Following college, he became a contributor to The Huffington Posts Denver web site, writing about politics and local affairs.Huffington Post Contributors, Malcom Glenn, The Huffington Post, September 2009
He appeared in a number of publications and on television for his work related to both The Crimson and politics, particularly the youth vote. During the 2008 United States presidential campaign, Glenn covered the election for The Crimson, as well as for a joint venture in conjunction with CBS News and The Washington Post. During the 2008 Democratic National Convention in his native Denver, Glenn appeared on The CBS Early ShowCBS Early Show, August 28, 2008 with host Harry Smith, and was also interviewed by CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric during Couric's nightly Convention Webcast.Full CBS News DNC Webcast, August 27, 2008
During the fall general election campaign, Glenn made a number of television and speaking appearances throughout the country. He was a guest on the Al Jazeera English network's Inside Story,Inside Story (Part I), Al Jazeera English, October 26, 2008Inside Story (Part II), Al Jazeera English, October 26, 2008 a news program that airs daily on the 24-hour channel. He was also a panelist at an event titled Young, Black and Ready to VoteYoung, Black and Ready To Vote, WashU Magazine, September 26, 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri, sponsored by the Center for American Progress’s campus outreach group, Campus Progress, and held prior to the 2008 United States vice-presidential debate. In late October, he moderated a panel at Harvard about Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin featuring, among others, GOP media consultant and CNN contributor Alex Castellanos.Danella H. Debel, Panel Analyzes Palin’s Candidacy, The Harvard Crimson, October 30, 2008 In April 2009, when Obama for America campaign manager David Plouffe was a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics, Glenn moderated a panel with Plouffe at the IOP's John F. Kennedy Forum.A Conversation with David Plouffe, Harvard Institute of Politics, April 15, 2009
Glenn has written for The Denver PostMichael Koenigs and Malcom Glenn, An informed Gen Y may decide this election, The Denver Post, September 29, 2008 and Sports Illustrated On Campus,Malcom Glenn, The fullback meets the opera, Sports Illustrated on Campus, November 19, 2007 and has been interviewed on Fox's local Boston television station, WFXT.Fox 25 News, Former Harvard President Tapped by Obama, November 23, 2008 In print, he has been interviewed by Newsweek,Jay Mathews, The 12 Top College Rivalries in the Country, Newsweek, August 9, 2008 The Christian Science Monitor,Randy Dotinga, Private colleges' crime records going public, The Christian Science Monitor, February 19, 2008 and The Washington Post.Live Online Discussion, Election 2008: The Youth Vote, The Washington Post, August 25, 2008
References
External links Personal Website Seismic Foundation The Huffington Post UWIRE 100