Martin Mayer

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 scholar at the Brookings Institution.