George J. Marlin is the author/editor of fourteen books including Mario Cuomo:  The Myth and the Man, American Catholic Voter: Two Hundred Years of Political Impact, Narcissist Nation: Reflections of a Blue-State Conservative, Squandered Opportunities: New York’s Pataki Years, Fighting the Good Fight: A History of the New York Conservative Party, Sons of Saint Patrick: A History of the Archbishops of New York, from Dagger John to Timmytown (Co-Authored with Brad Miner), Christian Persecutions in the Middle East: A 21st Century Tragedy, The Quotable Chesterton, The Quotable Bishop Fulton Sheen, and The Quotable Paul Johnson.  Mr. Marlin has also served as a general editor of The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton.  His 600+ articles and op-eds have appeared in over two dozen periodicals including The New York Times, New York Post, TheCatholicThing.org, Newsmax, National Review, Newsday, The Washington Times, and the New York Daily News.

He served two terms as Executive Director and CEO of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (1995-1997).  In that capacity he managed thirty-five facilities including the World Trade Center, La Guardia, JFK and Newark Airports, PATH Subway, and the four bridges and two tunnels that connect New York and New Jersey.  In 1993, Mr. Marlin was the Conservative Party nominee for mayor of the City of New York.  In 1994, he served on Governor-elect Pataki’s transition team and in 2010 served on Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo’s transition team.  Mr. Marlin has been a member of the Governor of New York’s Council of Economic and Fiscal Advisors and has served as a Director of the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority (NIFA), a state fiscal oversight and control board (2010-2014).