Daniel H. Pink | |
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Born | United States | July 23, 1964
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Alma mater |
Northwestern University (B.A.) Yale Law School (J.D.) |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Spouse | Jessica Lerner |
Website | |
danpink |
Daniel H. Pink (born July 23, 1964) is an American author. He has written seven New York Times bestsellers. He was a 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]
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]
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]
Daniel Pink married Jessica Lerner, a lawyer, in 1995. [26] They live in Washington D.C. with their children. [27]
Daniel H. Pink | |
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Born | United States | July 23, 1964
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Alma mater |
Northwestern University (B.A.) Yale Law School (J.D.) |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Spouse | Jessica Lerner |
Website | |
danpink |
Daniel H. Pink (born July 23, 1964) is an American author. He has written seven New York Times bestsellers. He was a 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]
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]
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]
Daniel Pink married Jessica Lerner, a lawyer, in 1995. [26] They live in Washington D.C. with their children. [27]