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Andrew Dermont

Director of Online Media, Big Think

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November 4, 2011
Andrew wrote Big Think Partners with the Hudson Union Society in What's New at Big Think
Big Think is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Hudson Union Society, which we hope will be a mutually beneficial arrangement to help foster our shared goal of engaging the public with... Read More 
November 3, 2011
Andrew wrote Sotheby's Besieged: Asher Edelman Reports From the Vanguard of the Revolution in Asher Edelman
Gustav Klimt's "Litzlberg on the Attersee" sold for $40.4 million to the din of jobless and struggling union workers picketing outside Sotheby's auction house in New York City last night. The sere... Read More 
November 2, 2011
Andrew wrote Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? Purchase Bill Ackman's Floating University Seminar Today in Floating University
"If you're going to be successful in your career, you're going to make some money," says hedge-fund manager and Floating University lecturer William Ackman. "And how you invest that money is going... Read More 
August 29, 2011
Andrew wrote Welcome to The Floating University: Big Think Launches E-Learning Platform in Floating University
What's the Big Idea? What if the world’s greatest thinkers and leading practitioners all taught at the same school? What if anyone, anywhere could enroll in this school? This fall, Big Think is... Read More 
November 17, 2010
Andrew wrote The Data-Driven Economy
Studies have shown that people who have recently read online obituaries tend to be higher purchasers of weekend rental cars. Why this is true isn't exactly clear to Dave Morgan, founder of Tacoda ... Read More 

About Andrew Dermont

Andrew Dermont

Andrew Dermont heads up Big Think's booking, promotion, development, and partnerships. He also manages Big Think's Delphi Fellows, a growing network of top academics and intellectuals who provide our editorial team insight on the most cutting-edge knowledge developing in their areas of expertise. In addition to maintaining Big Think's social media presence on Facebook and Twitter, as well as its Weekly Newsletter and Daily Ideafeed Newsletter mailings, Andrew has had the pleasure of interviewing quite a few thought leaders throughout his tenure at Big Think.

Before arriving at Big Think, Andrew served as a consultant to Vanity Fair columnist, AdWeek Editorial Director and Newser.com founder Michael Wolff. He has also published articles for Inc.com and Time Out New York magazine. Andrew graduated from Wesleyan University with a B.A. in English. You can follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare.              

If you're a publicist who would like to suggest someone for a Big Think interview or a member of the press interested in syndicating or re-posting a Big Think interview please feel free to email Andrew at andrew@bigthink.com.

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