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Douglas Brunt | |
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.jpg) Brunt in 2023 | |
| Born | (1971-08-25)August 25, 1971 (age 54) Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Duke University (BA) Georgetown University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Employer(s) | Authentium (former president andCEO) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Douglas Brunt (born August 25, 1971) is an American biographer, novelist, and podcast host withSiriusXM and former president andCEO of the cybersecurity firmAuthentium.[1]
Born inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, Brunt is the son of Jacklyn Bray Brunt and Manly Yates Brunt Jr.[2] Before graduating fromDuke University, he attendedThe Haverford School.[3]
In 2001, he joinedAuthentium, Inc., an internet security firm, where he was president and CEO until 2011, when he sold the firm toCommtouch.[4][5] Previously Brunt worked forBooz Allen Hamilton. He was a member of the Metro New York chapter of theYoung Presidents' Organization.[6]
Brunt has published three novels.[citation needed] His first nonfiction book, released in 2023, about the disappearance and death ofRudolf Diesel, was called by theWall Street Journal an "excellent biography."[1]
In October 2022, Brunt launched the showDedicated with Doug Brunt in partnership with SiriusXM. Brunt has long-form conversations with authors, and begins each show by mixing the favorite cocktail of his guest. Guests of the show includeJennifer Egan,Amor Towles,Lee Child,James Patterson,Min Jin Lee,David Duchovny,Rick Springfield,Anna Quindlen,Marlon James,Dennis Lehane,Nelson DeMille,Steve Forbes,Diana Gabaldon,Jess Walter,Emily St. John Mandel, andBrad Thor.[7][8]
On March 1, 2008, Brunt married television journalistMegyn Kelly, inHuntington, New York. Kelly is a popular podcaster, and a former anchor forFox News andNBC News.[9][10] The couple has three children: Son Yates, daughter Yardley, and son Thatcher, born in 2009, 2011, and 2013 respectively.[11][12][13][14] All three children were conceived throughin vitro fertilization.[15][16] He resides in Connecticut with Kelly and their children.[17]
