Ellis Rubinstein

A 1967 magna cum laude graduate in English literature of the University of California, Berkeley, where he also attended graduate school, Mr. Rubinstein taught high school English before becoming a journalist. Mr. Rubinstein came to the Academy after 13 years with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, where he served as Editor of Science magazine from 1993-2002, having previously been News Editor. Previously, Mr. Rubinstein was Editor of The Scientist and a Senior Editor at Newsweek. He also served as Managing Editor of Science 85/86, a high quality, mass-circulation magazine, and IEEE Spectrum, the principal magazine of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is a Fellow of the AAAS and a member of the IEEE and the National Association of Science Writers. For 6 years, Mr. Rubinstein was a member of the World Economic Forum, moderating panels in Davos, Switzerland. Today, he participates on the Council of Japan’s prestigious Science & Technology in Society (STS) Forum, among other external activities. He has honorary degrees in communications from Hallym University in South Korea and in science from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.