David Gumpert

A business writer and author who specializes in entrepreneurship, high tech, food politics and Holocaust history

waltham, massachusetts, united states

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I am a business writer, author of ten nonfiction books on entrepreneurship, food politics, and the Holocaust. I have been a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, an editor specializing in entrepreneurship at The Harvard Business Review, and an editor at Inc. magazine. I am a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Owners/Presidents Management program. I have started and managed two of my own businesses. I currently serve as an editorial advisor to MSDynamicsWorld.com and a panelist with the Harvard Business School's Startup Partner program that advises startups from various industries on strengthening their business plans, strategies for raising capital, and insights on product-market fit.

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Rep. Thomas Massie Deserves Credit for Pushing the Sensitive Jeffrey Epstein Affair; Will Voters Reward or Reject Him?

I first met Thomas Massie twelve years ago, at a food-freedom conference hosted by Joel Salatin at his farm in Virginia. Even then, as a newbie Congressman, Massie showed a sharp sense of humor, as I wrote then: “U.S. Congressman Thomas Massie, who made h... See more

davidgumpert.com•David Gumpert•May 18, 2026

Lessons I've Drawn from Hysterical Food Safety Accusations the Nazis Made Against Jews in 1930s Germany

One day in November 1936, my grandfather, Julius Joseph, was surprised by a group of food safety inspectors and police at his tallow factory in Darmstadt, Germany, a small city about a half hour south of Frankfurt. The inspectors berated him for accepting... See more

davidgumpert.com•David Gumpert•Apr 25, 2026

Here's the likely reason Raw Farm is getting so many people sick.

A journalism student recently wanted to interview me about regulation of raw dairy. She was especially interested in the efforts of Amish dairy farmers to ship and sell raw milk across state lines, which is illegal under U.S. Food and Drug Administration ... See more

davidgumpert.com•David Gumpert•Apr 15, 2026

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