Martin Mayer (writer)

:"For the Canadian composer, see Martin Mayer (composer)."

Martin Mayer is the writer of 35 non-fiction books, including "The Schools" (1961), "The Lawyers" (1967), "About Television" (1972), "The Bankers" (1975), "The Builders" (1978), "Risky Business: The Collapse of Lloyd's of London" (1995), "The Bankers: The Next Generation" (1997), "The Fed" (2002), and "The Judges" (2005). Mayer's books describe and criticize American industries or professional groups. Mayer wrote a column on serious music for "Esquire" from 1952 to 1975.

He is now a [http://www.brookings.edu/scholars/mmayer.htm scholar] at the Brookings Institution.