Max Gunther was born in England and moved to the United States when he was 11 years old. He went to school in New Jersey and graduated with a B.A. In 1949, he graduated from Princeton University. He served in the United States military. From 1951 through 1955, he worked as a staff member of Business Week.

He then spent two years as a contributing editor at Time magazine. He wrote several books, including The Luck Factor (9781906659493), How to Get Lucky (9781906659981), and The Zurich Axioms (9781897597491). His writings were published in several periodicals, and he wrote several books, including The Luck Factor (9781906659493), How to Get Lucky (9781906659981), and The Zurich Axioms (9781897597491).