Robert Berkman is editor of The Information Advisor, an international monthly journal for business researchers that he founded in 1988. He is the author of several books on research, technology, the media, and the internet. He serves as associate professor at the Department of Media Studies and Film at the New School in New York City, where his focus is on emerging media technologies.

Berkman has given workshops and seminars on effective research techniques for Eastman Kodak, Accenture Research, the European Journalism Centre, and many other companies and organizations. He has an MA in journalism and lives in Rochester, New York.