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Founded <a href="/company/715/000124343/">Harman International</a> in 1953, purchased <a href="/media/466/000044334/">Newsweek</a> in 2010. His wife is former Congresswoman <a href="/people/066/000038949/">Jane Harman</a> (D-California).<p><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/066/000038949/">Jane Harman</a> (Congresswoman, b. 1945, m. 1980, two children)<br><b>Son:</b> Brian (stepson, b. 1973)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Hillary (stepdaughter, b. 1975)<br><b>Son:</b> Daniel (b. 1982)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Justine (b. 1984)<br><p> University: <a href="/edu/559/000079322/">BA, Bernard Baruch College (1939)</a><br> Administrator: President, Friends World College (1970-73)<br> Professor: <a href="/edu/515/000068311/">University of Southern California (2008-)</a><br><p> <a href="/media/466/000044334/">Newsweek</a> Owner (2010-11)<br> <a href="/company/715/000124343/">Harman International</a> Founder, Harman/Kardon, Inc. (1953)<br> <a href="/company/715/000124343/">Harman International</a> CEO (1980-98)<br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/715/000124343/">Harman International</a> (1980-, as Chairman, 1980-2008)<br> <a href="/gov/131/000127747/">US Commerce Department</a> Deputy Secretary (1977-78)<br> <a href="/org/811/000055646/">American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a> <br> <a href="/org/760/000051607/">Aspen Institute</a> Board of Directors<br> <a href="/org/105/000172586/">Bill Bradley for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/870/000126492/">Business Executives for National Security</a> Board of Directors<br> <a href="/org/744/000051591/">Carter Center</a> Board of Directors<br> <a href="/org/505/000042379/">Council on Foreign Relations</a> <br> <a href="/org/141/000119781/">Council on Competitiveness</a> <br> <a href="/org/918/000055753/">Democratic National Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/674/000171161/">Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/291/000173769/">Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/895/000132499/">EMILY's List</a> <br> <a href="/org/902/000051749/">Freedom House</a> Trustee<br> <a href="/org/516/000169009/">Friends of Joe Lieberman</a> <br> <a href="/org/723/000216075/">Gephardt for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/781/000167280/">Gore 2000</a> <br> <u>Harman Center for the Arts</u> <br> <a href="/org/570/000167069/">Hillary Clinton for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/952/000172436/">Joe Lieberman for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/805/000167304/">John Kerry for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/059/000125681/">Los Angeles Philharmonic</a> Trustee<br> <u>Martin Luther King Center for Social Change</u> Trustee<br> <a href="/org/446/000177912/">National Leadership PAC</a> <br> <a href="/org/235/000123863/">National Symphony Orchestra</a> Trustee<br> <a href="/org/415/000121052/">New Democrat Network</a> <br> <a href="/org/145/000052986/">Public Agenda</a> Honorary Member<br> <a href="/org/247/000043118/">Trilateral Commission</a> <br> <a href="/org/004/000208377/">The Western Way PAC</a> <br> <a href="/group/127/000172608/">Roast: Bob Woodruff (2007)</a> <br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Starting With the People</i> (<tt>1988</tt>, with Daniel Yankelovich)<br><i>Mind Your Own Business</i> (<tt>2003</tt>)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=172419"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=172419">Sidney Harman</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=172419" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>