Daniel H. Pink

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Daniel H. Pink
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Pink in 2018
Born (1964-07-23) July 23, 1964 (age 60)
United States
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
Alma mater Northwestern University (B.A.)
Yale Law School (J.D.)
GenreNon-fiction
SpouseJessica Lerner
Website
danpink.com

Daniel H. Pink (born July 23, 1964) is an American author. He has written seven New York Times bestsellers. He was host and a co-executive producer of the National Geographic Channel social science TV series Crowd Control . [1] From 1995 to 1997, he was the chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore. [2]

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Early life and education

Pink grew up in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Bexley High School. [3] [4] A Pell Grant student, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Northwestern University, where he was also a Truman Scholar. [5] [6] He received a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law & Policy Review. [7]

Upon graduating law school, Pink immediately began working in politics and economic policy. From 1993 to 1995, he was special assistant to Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. [8] From 1995 to 1997, he worked as the chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore. [9] In 1997 he quit his job going out on his own, an experience he described in the 1998 Fast Company article "Free Agent Nation" which became his first book. [10]

Honors and awards

Pink has received honorary degrees from Georgetown University, [11] Pratt Institute, [12] Ringling College of Art and Design, [13] and the University of Indianapolis. [14]

Pink’s books have been selected as common reads for first-year students at George Washington University, [15] Butler University, [16] Texas State University, [17] and other colleges. In addition, Oprah Winfrey gifted copies of his book, A Whole New Mind, to 4,500 graduates of Stanford University when she gave the school’s commencement address. [18] [19]

Books

Television and video work

He was host and co-executive producer of the National Geographic Channel social science TV series Crowd Control. The program set up experiments around the U.S. in an attempt to change behavior. [26]

His TED Talk on “The Puzzle of Motivation” is one of the 25 most popular TED talks of all time with 41 million views. [27]

He has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning and Face the Nation, [28] [29] ABC World News Tonight and Good Morning America, [30] PBS NewsHour, [31] CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS, [32] OWN Super Soul Sunday [33] and other programs.

Washington Post column

In 2024 Pink became a contributing columnist for the Washington Post. He writes a column entitled "Why Not?", examining unexpected ideas for improving American life. According to Post editors, the publication is using the column to introduce “possibility journalism." [34] [35]

Personal life

Daniel Pink married Jessica Lerner, a lawyer, in 1995. [36] They live in Washington D.C. with their children. [37]

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  4. ↑ "Class of 2017 Bexley High School Distinguished Alumni", Bexley High School website, May 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
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