Jeremy Stern

Stern earned a bachelor’s in Russian and political science at Kenyon College and studied Russian language and literature at Saint Petersburg State University.⁠[3][2]

Stern was Douglas J. Feith’s chief research associate at Hudson Institute in 2013–2014. His 2014 biography also lists work at Tikvah Fund, The American Interest and Capitol Media Partners.⁠[3]

Stern was a 2014 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow and began Army service that year.⁠[3][4]

Stern worked in explosive ordnance disposal in the U.S. Army from 2014 to 2019, deploying to five countries in the Middle East and Central Asia. ColossusColossusColossus is a business and investing media company founded by Patrick O’Shaughnessy in 2020. It publishes podcasts, digital journalism and a print magazine, including Invest Like the Best, Business Breakdowns and programs made with independent creators.Open the full entry later introduced his reflective essay A Suicide through that background, illustrating work beyond his business profiles.⁠[4][2]

Stern subsequently worked as a senior adviser at the U.S. State Department and was a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center. The council’s historical biography also lists contributions to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Newsweek and Foreign Policy.⁠[2]

Stern later identified his 2024 Palmer Luckey profile as his transition from political writing to business profiles. Tablet’s author credit lists him as deputy editor.⁠[5][6]

Stern appeared on episode 470 of Jocko Podcast. The YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry edition published on December 26, 2024 identifies him in its description as Tablet’s news editor and an Atlantic Council fellow, alongside his previous Army and State Department work.⁠[7]

In Mark for Colossus, Stern used Rome and Augustus as a framework for interpreting Zuckerberg’s character and corporate leadership. The profile describes his childhood programming of a Roman-themed game, school study of Latin and the Aeneid, and a Harvard course tool about Augustus. These connections form the article’s narrative interpretation.⁠[8]

The profile also recounts the slogans about destroying Carthage and achieving domination, with Sean Parker discouraging the latter over antitrust risk. Stern connects these episodes to Zuckerberg’s competitive outlook as part of his interpretation.⁠[8]

On September 14, Casey Newton criticized the profile as flattering its subject and benefiting his communications team. On September 28, John Gruber praised its writing, insight and fairness. Their comments represent contrasting assessments of the same article.⁠[9][10]

Hudson Institute’s September 23 event lists Stern and Walter Russell Mead as cohosts of Tablet’s What Really Matters. The event addressed domestic and foreign policy and international affairs, identifying Stern as Colossus editor-in-chief.⁠[11]

In his October 4 interview with David Senra, Stern described bringing literary ambition to business profiles and using repeated interviews to understand people beyond management lessons.⁠[5]

In that interview, Stern said Zuckerberg still recalled his school Latin and called his personal Muse agent Agrippa. The name referred to his personal assistant.⁠[5]

Stern also recalled his Kenyon Russian teacher’s influence, connecting his writing to a responsibility to develop his abilities.⁠[5]

Colossus’s author directory lists The Visions of Neil Mehta, the Joshua Kushner profile The New World, the Scott Wu interview The Wu Tapes, the Shyam Sankar profile The Patriot and Class Dismissed about Joe Liemandt. Their subjects span investing, AI, defense technology and education.⁠[12]

As of October 2026, Stern’s public X account is @colossusjeremy, identifying him as Colossus editor-in-chief. Visible posts share his Zuckerberg profile and Senra interview and discuss essay writing. Colossus maintains his author directory.⁠[13][12]

Colossus: Official website: https://colossus.com (opens in a new window).⁠[1]

Tablet Magazine: Official website: https://www.tabletmag.com (opens in a new window).⁠[6]

Atlantic Council: Official website: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org (opens in a new window).⁠[2]

Hudson Institute: Official website: https://www.hudson.org (opens in a new window).⁠[3]

Claremont Institute: Official website: https://www.claremont.org (opens in a new window).⁠[3]