Maverick Speaker Series: Fareed Zakaria

Host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, contributing editor at The Atlantic, and Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria is widely respected for his thoughtful analysis and ability to spot economic and political trends. Fareed Zakaria GPS is CNN’s Peabody Award-winning flagship international affairs program. He is the author of international best-sellers The Post-American World and The Future of Freedom. Zakaria serves on the board of the New America Foundation and has amassed several accolades, including a designation as one of Foreign Policy magazine’s Top 100 Global Thinkers. His latest book, In Defense of a Liberal Education, debuted at #6 on the New York Times best-seller list.