Michel Gurfinkiel (1 August 1948, Paris) is a French conservative journalist and public intellectual. He served as editor-in-chief of Valeurs Actuelles from 1985 to 2006.[1]
He served as editor-in-chief of Perspectives from 1984 to 1985, and of Valeurs actuelles from 1985 to 2006.[1] He serves on the editorial board of Valeurs acutelles and Commentaire.[1] His work has also been published in Commentary Magazine, The Weekly Standard, The Wall Street Journal, PJ Media, The New York Sun, Politique Internationale, Le Figaro, L'Arche, Limes, Outre-Terre, The Times, The European, The Middle East Quarterly, The Jerusalem Post, Azure, , The Jewish Review of Books, etc.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
He has been a board member of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France since 1995.[1] In 2003, he founded the Jean-Jacques Rousseau Institute.[1] [2] He has been a fellow of the Middle East Forum since 2012.[1] He is the recipient of the National Order of Merit.[1] He lives in Paris.[2]