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Daniel H. Pink
Pink in 2018
Pink in 2018
Born (1964-07-23) July 23, 1964 (age 61)
United States
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
Alma materNorthwestern University (B.A.)
Yale Law School (J.D.)
GenreNon-fiction
SpouseJessica Lerner
Website
danpink.com

Daniel Howard Pink (born July 23, 1964) is an American non-fiction writer who has authored 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]

Early life and education

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Daniel Pink grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from Bexley High School.[3][4] He went on to Northwestern University, where he was a Truman Scholar, graduating Phi Beta Kappa.[5][6] He then earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law & Policy Review.[7]

Career

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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]

Television and video work

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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.[11]

His TED Talk on “The Puzzle of Motivation” is one of the 25 most popular TED talks of all time with 41 million views.[12]

He has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning and Face the Nation,[13][14] ABC World News Tonight and Good Morning America,[15] PBS NewsHour,[16] CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS,[17] OWN Super Soul Sunday[18] and other programs.

Washington Post column

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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."[19][20]

Personal life

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Pink married Jessica Lerner, a lawyer and fellow Yale Law School grad, in 1995.[21] They live in Washington D.C. with their children.[22]

Honors and awards

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Pink has received honorary degrees from Georgetown University,[23] Pratt Institute,[24] Ringling College of Art and Design,[25] and the University of Indianapolis.[26]

Pink’s books have been selected as common reads for first-year students at George Washington University,[27] Butler University,[28] Texas State University,[29] 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.[30][31]

Books

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References

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  1. ^ "Dan Pink's Crowd Control on National Geographic Channel uses design to tackle social problems across America" Slate, November 13, 2014
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  3. ^ American Booksellers Association.
  4. ^ "Class of 2017 Bexley High School Distinguished Alumni", Bexley High School website, May 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Northwestern Alumni Association
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