John Gordon Is the founder of Xtreme Information, a Media Information company and Contagious, which monitors contagious ideas in media and culture. In 2002 he founded Intelligence Squared, a global forum for live debate on politics and culture and in 2012, the How To Academy, a live and online platform for talks. In addition he has launched Notting Hill Editions, a publishing company specializing in Essays and Globalista, a travel information company.