Nationality American Education Finance and Law | Subject George Washington Name Logan Beirne | |
Occupation Writer, historian, CEO, and lawyer Alma mater Fairfield University, Queens University, and Yale Law School Notable work Blood of Tyrants: George Washington, the Forging of the Presidency | ||
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Logan Beirne is an American writer, historian, and lawyer. His debut book, Blood of Tyrants: George Washington, the Forging of the Presidency, won the 2014 William E. Colby Award.
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Early life and education
Beirne grew up in Milford, Connecticut. His parents, Sheila and Thomas (former Board of Aldermen Chairman), were interested in American history, and would often take young Beirne to history and war reenactments. He is the youngest of four siblings. On his mother's side, Beirne is a descendant of US President James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution".
He attended Calf Pen Meadow Elementary School, East Shore Middle School, and Joseph A. Foran High School.
Originally Beirne wanted to be a doctor, but when he enrolled at Fairfield University he studied finance at the Dolan School of Business. In 2005, he graduated summa cum laude and first in his class, with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Beirne was a Fulbright Scholar at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. After taking the Law School Admission Test, Beirne was accepted to Harvard University, Columbia University, New York University, and Yale University. He earned his law degree from Yale Law School and attended as an Olin Scholar. He studied international business transactions under the direction of Amy Chua, who is known for her memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Beirne graduated in 2008. He received the Edgar M. Cullen Prize for his constitutional scholarship. In 2009, he was admitted to both the New York and Connecticut bars.
Career
After graduating from Queen's University, Beirne worked for "the private equity arm of GE Capital". While Beirne was still attending law school, he was a summer associate at the law firm Sullivan and Cromwell. He worked as an investment banker at J.P. Morgan & Co. for a period of time.
Beirne was on the board of directors for the charities, Uniondocs and Starting Artists.
He is the Chief Executive Officer of Matterhorn Transactions.
He is Fellow at the Yale Law School Information Society Project.
His first book, Blood of Tyrants: George Washington, the Forging of the Presidency, began as his thesis at Yale Law School. While doing research for the book, he found letters written by Washington in his (Beirne's) ancestors' house. The book was the winner of the 2014 William E. Colby Award.
Beirne has appeared on C-SPAN, Fox News, and ABC News. He has written for The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Reuters, The New York Post, The Daily News, and The Washington Times.