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 effort to eradicate hate requires the active participation of every component of our society, to include governments, the private sector, communities of faith and indeed every aspect of civil society. There is no more urgent task in front of us. The organizers of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit are doing the United States and the world an enormous service by tackling hatred and extremism with a focus on honest dialogue and conversation, genuine learning and practical solutions. This will not happen overnight, but the Pittsburgh community’s leadership in this effort is genuinely inspiring and motivating.
