Martin Gaynor
Lester A. Hamburg University Professor Emeritus, Carnegie Mellon University; 2018 Tree of Life survivor
2025
Martin Gaynor is a survivor of the antisemitic hate-fueled attack on the Tree of Life synagogue building on October 27th, 2018. He is the Lester A. Hamburg Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University and has served as Director of the Bureau of Economics at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and as Special Advisor to the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He is committed to combatting hate and advancing peace and understanding.
At the Summit
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
