Gil Schwartz
Born: 20-May-1951
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Died: 2-May-2020
Location of death: Santa Monica, CA
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Columnist, Author
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Stanley Bing
Columnist for Fortune, also a Dilbertesque business author, novelist, and Executive Vice President of CBS. He kept his authorship identity a secret for fear he would be fired; once he revealed it however, he received a quick promotion.
Wife: Laura Svienty (until his death, two children)
University: BA Theater Arts and English, Brandeis University (1973)
Fortune Columnist
CBS EVP Communications (2000-)
CBS Senior VP Communications (1996-2000)
Westinghouse VP Corporate Communications, Westinghouse Broadcasting (1993-96)
Westinghouse VP Communications, Television Station Group (1989-93)
Westinghouse Director of Communications, Group W Television (1987-89)
Westinghouse Director of Communications, Group W Cable (1984-87)
Westinghouse Group W Cable (14 years total)
Author of books:
Crazy Bosses: Spotting Them, Serving Them, Surviving Them (1992)
Lloyd: What Happened (1998, novel)
What Would Machiavelli Do? The Ends Justify The Meanness (2000)
Throwing the Elephant: Zen and the Art of Managing Up (2002)
You Look Nice Today (2003, novel)
The Big Bing: Black Holes of Time Management, Gaseous Executive Bodies, Exploding Careers, and Other Theories on the Origins of the Business Universe (2003)
Sun Tzu Was a Sissy (2004)
100 Bullshit Jobs...And How to Get Them (2006)
Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile
Copyright ©2020 Soylent Communications