David Kuo (author)

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David Kuo
Born(1968-06-26)June 26, 1968
New York City, New York[citation needed]
Died5 April 2013(2013-04-05) (aged 44)
Charlotte, North Carolina
EducationTufts University
Occupationauthor

John David Kuo (June 26, 1968 – April 5, 2013) was an American author and an

Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
.

Writing career

Kuo's first book was the Good Morning America book club selection, dot.bomb: My Days and Nights at an Internet Goliath, about his experiences at the online startup Value America.[2]

Kuo's second book,

Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher, and 60 Minutes [9] to discuss and market the book.[10][11]

Kuo wrote articles that appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and Time and was at one time learning how to write screenplays.[12]

Kuo also had experience working in the political arena. For example, he worked on the Presidential Commission on Women in the Military and after the 1992 election, he was hired as Deputy Policy Director of Empower America (an organization started by Bill Bennett and Jack Kemp).[13] A speechwriter during this period, he worked with politicians and businessmen ranging from Bob Dole to Steve Case.[13]

Kuo left politics in 1996 to help start a now defunct charity, The American Compass, which was created to distribute money to small charities that served the poor.[14]

Personal life

Kuo was of

Hangzhou, China, was a geophysics professor at Columbia University.[16] Kuo's mother Marilyn Dunlap, a Phoenix, Arizona native, was a homemaker.[16][17] He was married with three daughters and a son. His interests also included bass fishing.[18][19] He was a graduate of Tufts University
.

Kuo died of

brain cancer on April 5, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina.[20]

References

  1. ^ Tumulty, Karen (April 6, 2013). J. David Kuo, onetime leader of Bush's faith-based initiative, dies at 44. The Washington Post
  2. ISBN 9780316600057
    .
  3. ISBN 0743287126
    .
  4. ^ "60 Minutes appearance". CBS News. 2006-10-14.
  5. ^ "The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction" (PDF). The New York Times. November 5, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. November 12, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  7. ^ Cooperman, Alan (October 14, 2006). "Conservatives Rally Against Bush Aide-Turned-Critic". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  8. ^ "Faith-based kerfuffle | No Left Turns".
  9. ^ Schorn, Daniel (October 15, 2006). A Loss Of Faith. CBS. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  10. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2006/2006-11-05.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2006/2006-11-12.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  12. ^ "Learning to tell a story". 28 February 2010.
  13. ^ a b "60 Minutes appearance". CBS News. 2006-10-14.
  14. ISBN 0-7432-8712-6
    .
  15. Public Broadcasting Service
    . Retrieved 2008-05-06.
  16. ^ a b Tumulty, Karen (6 April 2013). "J. David Kuo, onetime leader of Bush's faith-based initiative, dies at 44". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  17. ^ Shear, Michael D. (6 April 2013). "J. David Kuo, Who Split From Bush Faith Effort, Dies at 44". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  18. ^ http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_123/bass_northern_04.html
  19. ^ "David Kuo".
  20. ^ Tumulty, Karen (April 7, 2013). "Obituaries". The Washington Post.

Books

External links
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