Jon Entine's Keynotes

Jon Entine is —"The Contrarian"— an internationally renowned journalist, TV commentator, executive consultant and public speaker, on the DNA of human behavior. How does our ancestry, our roots, impact who we are? An Emmy winning television producer and author, Jon has been described as a "public intellectual"— the rare individual in touch with business, political, and scientific trends and adept at translating the ideas of the future into the transformative practices of today. Jon gives keynotes to corporations and civic organizations, helping people interpret how our DNA our understanding of history and our expectations of the future.

Jon is represented by the Jewish National Fund
and the Jewish Federations of North America.
For more information, visit his JNF speakers page.

Jon has given dozens of speeches on Abraham’s Children to rave reviews and testimonials.

View Jon's speech and a report on Abraham's Children on Jewish Life Network

To book Jon or inquire about his availability, please contact him through his e-mail.

2010

• Temple Anshe Shalom, Scholar-in-Residence - Chicago, IL, April 30-
May 1

• Jewish Federation of Rochester - Rochester NY, April 9, 2010

• Randolph-Macon College - Lynchburg VA, March 8-9, 2010
“Sports, Race and DNA”

2009

• Kansas City Jewish Community Center - Kansas City MO, November 3, 2009
"Abraham’s Children"

• Center for Practical Bioethics - Kansas City MO, November 2, 2009
“Genetics Testing and Jewish Identity: Do Our Genes Tell Us Who We Area?

• Institute for Adult Jewish Studies - Woodbury NY, October 26, 2009
"Abraham’s Children"

• Woodlands Community Temple Scholar in Residence Program - Westchester County, February 7-8, 2009

2008

• University of Judaism - Brandeis Bardin campus, Ventura County/Simi Valley, December 14, 2008

• Humanistic Congregation Adat Chaverim - Los Angeles CA, December 13, 2008

• Hevesi Jewish Heritage Library - Central Queens YM&YWHA, December 9, 2008

• Temple Shaaray Tefila - New York City, December 8, 2008

• Jewish Federation and Jewish GS of Greater Washington DC - Baltimore MD, November 12, 2008

• Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County - Temple Adat Elohim, November 10, 2008

• University of Judaism - Los Angeles CA, November 9, 2008

• Breman Jewish Heritage Museum of Atlanta - Jewish Genealogical Society of Atlanta, September 21, 2008

• International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Chicago IL, August 20, 2008

• Society for Crypto-Judiac Studies Annual Conference - Phoenix AZ, August 4, 2008

• Bridgeport, CT Jewish Federation - Bridgeport CT, March 30, 2008

• Los Angeles Jewish Genealogical Society - Los Angeles CA, January 26, 2008

• Yom Limmud - San Diego CA, January 25, 2008

Sports

• Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ - April 2001
"Genetics, and Race"

• William and Mary University - February 2001
"Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We’re Afraid to Talk About It"

• University of Michigan/Dearborn - February 2001 (Taboo)

• Virginia Commonwealth University - February 2001 (Taboo)

• Michigan Journalism Fellowship , University of Michigan - February 2000
" The Politics of Science"

• Wake Forest University - February 2001 (Taboo)

• Old Dominion University, President’s Lecture - February 2001 (Taboo)

• Skeptic Symposium, Skeptic Society and Magazine, CalTech, CA, Sep 2000 (Taboo)

• Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center, Encino CA, April 2000
"Sports, ‘Race’ and Medicine"

• Michigan Journalism Fellowship , University of Michigan - February 2000 (Taboo)

• Arizona State University, Exercise Science and Physical Education - March 1999
"Genetics, Race and Sports"

• Cronkite School of Journalism at ASU - March 1999
"Ten Years Later: Reassessing NBC’s 1989 documentary Black Athletes: Fact and Fiction’"

• Trinity College (CT) Reunion Address, on my book Taboo - June 1999

• ESPN SportsZone - April 14, 1998
Moderated Internet discussion on Presidential Town Meeting on Race and Sports

Media, Business and Ethics

• Arizona State University College of Management - 2001, 2000, 1999, 1996
"Brand Identity and ‘Social Marketing’"

• University of Michigan Business School - 2001, 2000, 1998
"Brand Reputation Management and Ethical Business Practices"

• Modonna University (Livonia, MI) Distinguished Lecture Series - 2000
"What’s So Responsible About ‘Socially Responsible’ Business?"

• Marian College Convocation Address - February 1999
"Ethics in Business and Journalism: Who Can We Trust?"

• University of Evansville Leadership Forum - November 1998
"A Question of Character: The Ethics of a Leader"

• Swarthmore College Department of Anthropology, Swarthmore, PA - 1997

• Waynesburg (PA) College VIP Forum - November 1997
"Can You Trust The New York Times, Forbes and 60 Minutes?

• Bank of Montreal Lecture on Business Ethics, Trent University, Ontario - January 1997
"The Promise and Perils of Cause-Related Marketing"

• Georgetown University School of Business, Washington - 1997, 1996

• New Jersey Association of Corporate Counsels Annual Meeting - November 1996
Keynote Speaker: "Crisis Management: A Journalist’s Perspective"

• Natural Products Expo East ‘96 – Baltimore - June 1996
Featured Speaker: "Business Ethics"

• Emory University Goizueta Business School, Atlanta - 1996

• Women Executives in Public Relations - Awards for Social Responsibility, NY - June 1996
Keynote: "How to Make Social Marketing Socially Responsible"

• Georgia State University College of Business Administration, Atlanta - 1996

• Loyola University School of Business Administration, Chicago - 1996

• Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, Chicago - 1996

• Indiana University Graduate School of Business, Bloomington, IN - 1996

• University of Georgia Terry Graduate School of Business, Athens, GA - 1996, 1995

• Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) - 1995, 1993, 1992

• Media Watch and Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR);
"Media & Disinformation: Democracy in Crisis," Chicago - 1995

• Society of Environmental Journalists, "Greenwashing and the Use of the Environment in Advertising and Public Relations," Cambridge, MA - 1995

• National Association for Biomedical Research, Washington, DC - 1995
Featured Speaker: "Vivisecting the Anti-Vivisectionist Movement"

• Association of Management International Conference, Vancouver - 1995

• Bentley College of Business Ethics, Boston - 1995

• Boston College Carroll Graduate School of Management, Boston - 1995

• DePaul University Institute for Business & Professional Ethics, Chicago - 1995

• Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration, New York - 1995

• Loyola University Center for Values in Business, Chicago - 1995

• MIT, Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development, Cambridge, MA - 1995

• New England Social Investment Forum, Boston - 1995

• The Robert Gordon University, Scotland, UK - 1995

• Social Investment Organization International Conference, Vancouver - 1995

• Students for Responsible Business, 3rd Annual Conference, Berkeley - 1995

• Trinity College Departments of Public Policy, Religion and Philosophy, Hartford - 1995

• University of Denver Daniels College of Business Administration, Denver - 1995

• University of Greenwich School of Environmental Science, London, UK - 1995

• University of Massachusetts/Boston School of Management, Boston - 1995

• University of Portsmouth Business School, Portsmouth, UK - 1995

• VanCity Savings Credit Union, Vancouver - 1995

• Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - 1995

Journalism Lecturer/Adjunct Professor

• University of Evansville, Leadership Council -1998

• University of Michigan School of Film and Television - 1998

• Irvine Valley [CA] College, Adjunct Professor of Journalism - 1995, 1994

• New York University, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Grad. School of Journalism - 1991

• Indiana University School of Journalism, Bloomington - 1996

• George Mason University, Department of Communication, Fairfax - 1995

• Oglethorpe University (Atlanta), School of Liberal Arts - 1995

• Utah State University, Department of Communication - 1995

• William Paterson College, Department of Communication - 1993

• Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism - 1992

• University of Michigan, Department of Journalism - 1982