Gareth Cook

Gareth G. Cook (born September 15, 1969) is an American journalist and book editor. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for "explaining, with clarity and humanity, the complex scientific and ethical dimensions of stem cell research." He is the founder and Editor in Chief of the Verto Literary Group, "an editorial consulting studio that works with authors, agents, and publishers to bring important stories and ideas to life," and several of their projects have been New York Times bestsellers. Cook was a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, the series editor of The Best American Infographics and the editor of Mind Matters, Scientific American's neuroscience blog. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe, Wired, and Scientific American.