{{short description|American novelist and business executive (born 1971)}} {{cleanup|reason=written like an advertisement|date=January 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox person | image = Doug Brunt (cropped).jpg | caption = Brunt in 2023 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|08|25}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | occupation = Writer, podcaster | employer = Self, SiriusXM | spouse = {{marriage|Megyn Kelly|March 1, 2008}} | children = 3 | alma_mater = Duke University (BA) }}
'''Douglas Brunt''' (born August 25, 1971) is an American biographer, novelist, and podcast host with SiriusXM, and former president and CEO of the cybersecurity firm Authentium, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Douglas Brunt - official author website |url=https://douglasbrunt-author.com/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Douglas Brunt - Official Author Website |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Early life== Born in Philadelphia, Brunt is the son of Jacklyn Bray Brunt and Manly Yates Brunt Jr.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.philly.com/2010-08-11/news/24971973_1_psychiatrist-medical-school-medical-staff |title=Manly Y. Brunt Jr., Hospital psychiatrist, 83 |date=August 11, 2010 |website=Philly.com |access-date=October 25, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063049/http://articles.philly.com/2010-08-11/news/24971973_1_psychiatrist-medical-school-medical-staff |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> Before graduating from Duke University, he attended The Haverford School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/megyn-kelly-husband-douglas-brunt-married/ |title=Douglas Brunt, Megyn Kelly's Husband: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |first=|last=|website=Heavy.com |access-date=October 20, 2019|publisher=Heavy Inc.|date=October 25, 2018}}{{failed verification|date=May 2026}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2026}}
== Early career == In 2001, he joined Authentium, Inc., an internet security firm, where he was president and CEO until 2011, when it sold its Command Antivirus division to Commtouch.<ref>{{cite news |title=Commtouch to buy Authentium antivirus unit |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/07/26/daily35.html |publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal |date=July 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Carlbon |first=Rebecca |date= |title=Two Authors are 'Open Books' at Medford Leas Programs |url=https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/article/20161023/news/310239788 |newspaper=Burlington County Times |accessdate=2021-08-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831090151/https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/article/20161023/news/310239788 |archivedate=2021-08-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Bianca |date=2019-12-12 |title=Who Is Douglas Brunt, Megyn Kelly's Husband? |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a30148374/who-is-douglas-brunt/ |magazine=Marie Claire |accessdate=2021-08-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831091615/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a30148374/who-is-douglas-brunt/ |archivedate=2021-08-31 }}</ref> Previously Brunt worked for Booz Allen Hamilton. He was a member of the Metro New York chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Douglas Brunt author bio |url=https://douglasbrunt-author.com/douglas-brunt |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Douglas Brunt - Official Author Website |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Writing career == Brunt has published three novels.{{fact|date=November 2025}} His first nonfiction book, released in 2023, about the disappearance and death of Rudolf Diesel, was called by the ''Wall Street Journal'' "well-researched and well–written".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yost |first1=Mark|date=September 19, 2023|title=‘The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel’ Review: Stop Knocking the Diesel Engine |url=https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-mysterious-case-of-rudolf-diesel-review-stop-knocking-the-diesel-engine-1fadba13 |url-access=limited |website=wsj.com |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=30 May 2026}}</ref>
== Broadcasting == [[File:Doug Brunt And Jack Carr.jpg|thumb|Doug Brunt (right) with author Jack Carr at the SiriusXM studios in New York City, June 2023]]
In October 2022, Brunt launched the show ''Dedicated with Doug Brunt'' in partnership with SiriusXM. Brunt has long-form conversations with authors, and begins each show by mixing the favorite cocktail of his guest. Guests of the show include Jennifer Egan, Amor Towles, Lee Child, James Patterson, Min Jin Lee, David Duchovny, Rick Springfield, Anna Quindlen, Marlon James, Dennis Lehane, Nelson DeMille, Steve Forbes, Diana Gabaldon, Jess Walter, Emily St. John Mandel, and Brad Thor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolgraf |first=Jackie |date=October 25, 2022 |title=Hear Doug Brunt's New Podcast Featuring Best-Selling Authors |url=https://blog.siriusxm.com/dedicated-with-doug-brunt/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=SiriusXM |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dedicated with Doug Brunt: Trailer: Dedicated With Doug Brunt on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trailer-dedicated-with-doug-brunt/id1650390838?i=1000583027673 |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == On March 1, 2008, Brunt married television journalist Megyn Kelly, in Huntington, New York. Kelly is a popular podcaster, and a former anchor for Fox News and NBC News.<ref>{{cite web | title=Inside Megyn Kelly's YouTube success | url=https://www.semafor.com/article/08/25/2024/inside-megyn-kellys-youtube-success }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Saslow |first=Linda |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/fashion/weddings/16vows.html |title=Megyn Kelly and Douglas Brunt |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 16, 2008 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The couple has three children: two sons and a daughter.<ref>{{cite web | title=Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) on X | url=https://x.com/megynkelly }}</ref> All three children were conceived through in vitro fertilization.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Megyn |date=April 6, 2021 |title=Many couples struggle with getting pregnant. Been there, trust me. My thoughts... |url=https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1379413492684427271?lang=en |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Megyn Kelly on Parents Trying to "Game the System" with IVF and Birth Months #shorts |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_ackX7G425o |access-date=December 10, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> He resides in Connecticut with Kelly and their children.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNTzpsWUZaY youtube]</ref>
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.douglasbrunt.com/}}
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