Kenneth Kurson was born on 1968 and is an American political consultant, writer, journalist, and former musician, who was editor-in-chief of The New York Observer between 2013 and 2017.
20 Facts About Ken Kurson
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In February 2022, Kurson pleaded guilty to state misdemeanor criminal charges of attempted eavesdropping and computer trespass related to his divorce.
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Ken Kurson was a contributing editor at Esquire from 1997 to 2001, covering investing.
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Ken Kurson first became interested in finance when he played bass for Green.
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Ken Kurson took charge of the band's books and contracts.
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Ken Kurson was co-author of a book with journalist David Faber published by Little, Brown in 2002.
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From 2002 through the end of 2006, Ken Kurson was Deputy Director of Communications for Giuliani Partners, the consulting company founded by Rudy Giuliani, with whom he had co-authored the book, Leadership.
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Ken Kurson served as chief operating officer during Rudy Giuliani's unsuccessful 2008 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Ken Kurson ran in the 2003 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 34th Legislative District as a Republican.
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In January 2013, Ken Kurson was named the editor of The New York Observer by the newspaper's publisher, Jared Kushner.
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In May 2017, Ken Kurson stepped down as editor of the Observer to work as a senior managing director at Teneo Strategies, a firm run by allies of Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton.
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Ken Kurson was a board member of the payments company Ripple Labs from February 2017 until October 2020, when federal prosecutors charged him in federal court with interstate cyberstalking and related offenses.
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Copaken alleged tha Kurson made a joke about her breasts at a lunch meeting during which they discussed an article she had written on her battle with breast cancer.
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In May 2018, Ken Kurson disclosed that he was under consideration for an unpaid position in the Trump Administration.
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Ken Kurson told the agents that she had been contacted by a female Mount Sinai Hospital physician who alleged in 2015 that Kurson had harassed her.
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Ken Kurson said at the time that he had withdrawn from consideration the previous month due to too much paperwork in the vetting process.
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Ken Kurson was granted a full pardon by President Trump on January 19,2021, the last full day of the Trump presidency.
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Ken Kurson was accused of using the spyware program WebWatcher to obtain access to her Facebook and Gmail accounts.
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Ken Kurson was alleged to have anonymously distributed his wife's Facebook postings.
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In February 2022, Ken Kurson struck a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty to two misdemeanors with the opportunity to have the charges further reduced.