John Pollack (born c. 1965) is an American originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, who served as a Special Assistant to the President and Presidential Speechwriter for Bill Clinton, as a foreign correspondent, and as an advisor to prominent leaders and philanthropists. Now a consultant, Pollack is a noted authority on analogy, wordplay, creativity, and innovation.
Born in Ann Arbor, Pollack attended public schools and graduated from Ann Arbor Huron High School, where he lettered in cross country, track and wrestling. Earlier, while living in England, he attended Durham Johnston Comprehensive School in Durham. In 1988 he graduated with distinction from Stanford University with an AB in American Studies, and served as a writer and editor for The Stanford Daily.
Professional life
Pollack began his journalism career writing for The Hartford Courant, and later spent several years in Spain as a foreign correspondent, freelancing for American media and eventually working for the Associated Press in its Madrid bureau. On his return to the United States, he served as Communications Director on the U.S. Senate campaign of his mother, Lana Pollack, and as a project manager for the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, now known as The Henry Ford. After a stint working for the League of Conservation Voters in Idaho, he moved to Washington, D.C., where he became a speechwriter for the Democratic Whip in the U.S. House of Representatives, David E. Bonior, and later for President Bill Clinton at The White House. He is the author of four books: The World On a String: How to Become a Freelance Foreign Correspondent (1997); Cork Boat: A True Story of the Unlikeliest Boat Ever Built (2004); The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History and Made Wordplay more than Some Antics (2011); and Shortcut: How Analogies Reveal Connections, Spark Innovation and Sell Our Greatest Ideas (2014). He currently works as a writer and consultant.
The Cork Boat
One of Pollack's notable projects was his 30-year quest to build what became The Cork Boat, a 22-foot Viking ship made almost entirely of wine corks, which he and his boatbuilding partner Garth Goldstein, along with a small crew, eventually sailed and rowed down the Douro River in Portugal. The boat and the journey, made possible through the help of hundreds of volunteers, received significant media attention in Portugal and was the subject of his 2004 book Cork Boat.[1][2][3][4][5] In 2004, Pollack wrote a memoir of the experience entitled Cork Boat.[6]
References
^Whitney Duncan. "Bobbing Through Portugal on Boat Made of Wine Corks". Retrieved 2007-07-27.
^Gretchen Giles. . Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
^"Sink or swim as cork boat takes to the water". Retrieved 2007-07-27.
^. Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
^R. KRITHIKA (2002-07-13). . The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 2003-08-26. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
john, pollack, those, similar, name, john, pollock, disambiguation, born, 1965, american, originally, from, arbor, michigan, served, special, assistant, president, presidential, speechwriter, bill, clinton, foreign, correspondent, advisor, prominent, leaders, . For those of a similar name see John Pollock disambiguation John Pollack born c 1965 is an American originally from Ann Arbor Michigan who served as a Special Assistant to the President and Presidential Speechwriter for Bill Clinton as a foreign correspondent and as an advisor to prominent leaders and philanthropists Now a consultant Pollack is a noted authority on analogy wordplay creativity and innovation Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional life 3 The Cork Boat 4 ReferencesEarly life EditBorn in Ann Arbor Pollack attended public schools and graduated from Ann Arbor Huron High School where he lettered in cross country track and wrestling Earlier while living in England he attended Durham Johnston Comprehensive School in Durham In 1988 he graduated with distinction from Stanford University with an AB in American Studies and served as a writer and editor for The Stanford Daily Professional life EditPollack began his journalism career writing for The Hartford Courant and later spent several years in Spain as a foreign correspondent freelancing for American media and eventually working for the Associated Press in its Madrid bureau On his return to the United States he served as Communications Director on the U S Senate campaign of his mother Lana Pollack and as a project manager for the Henry Ford Museum amp Greenfield Village now known as The Henry Ford After a stint working for the League of Conservation Voters in Idaho he moved to Washington D C where he became a speechwriter for the Democratic Whip in the U S House of Representatives David E Bonior and later for President Bill Clinton at The White House He is the author of four books The World On a String How to Become a Freelance Foreign Correspondent 1997 Cork Boat A True Story of the Unlikeliest Boat Ever Built 2004 The Pun Also Rises How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language Changed History and Made Wordplay more than Some Antics 2011 and Shortcut How Analogies Reveal Connections Spark Innovation and Sell Our Greatest Ideas 2014 He currently works as a writer and consultant The Cork Boat EditOne of Pollack s notable projects was his 30 year quest to build what became The Cork Boat a 22 foot Viking ship made almost entirely of wine corks which he and his boatbuilding partner Garth Goldstein along with a small crew eventually sailed and rowed down the Douro River in Portugal The boat and the journey made possible through the help of hundreds of volunteers received significant media attention in Portugal and was the subject of his 2004 book Cork Boat 1 2 3 4 5 In 2004 Pollack wrote a memoir of the experience entitled Cork Boat 6 References Edit Whitney Duncan Bobbing Through Portugal on Boat Made of Wine Corks Retrieved 2007 07 27 Gretchen Giles If I Had a Boat Archived from the original on 2007 08 16 Retrieved 2007 07 27 Sink or swim as cork boat takes to the water Retrieved 2007 07 27 The Saga of the Cork Boat Archived from the original on 2007 07 13 Retrieved 2007 07 27 R KRITHIKA 2002 07 13 Cork boat sail The Hindu Chennai India Archived from the original on 2003 08 26 Retrieved 2007 07 27 Amazon com Cork Boat Books John Pollack Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Pollack amp oldid 1142347238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
