He has spoken widely about the impact of the Internet era on human communication and business ethics. Nathan is the son of Dust Bowl babies who escaped the farm to become a professor and a judge, now he lives in Russian Hill, San Francisco. His gigs include: Newspaper editor, magazine investigative journalist, flak catcher, copywriter, creative director, rainmaker, college instructor, novelist, and entrepreneur.
He earned a BA from Georgia State University and his MFA from Columbia University where he learned with legendary figures: Russell Banks, Harold Brodkey, Milos Forman, Stephen Koch, Gordon Lish, Bernard Malamud, Sharon Olds, Cynthia Ozick, and Robert Pinsky.
His vision emerged before Facebook and LinkedIn: The Internet created radical transparency, and companies would either embrace it or be crushed. Everything about a company’s internal operations – from morale to pay scales – would be visible to the world. Business owners’ only sustainable choice was to lead their companies as social institutions, responsible to all.