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 inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
