Daniel H. Pink

Daniel H. Pink

Daniel H. Pink
Born 1964 (age 51–52)
Occupation Author
Language English
Nationality American
Citizenship United States
Alma mater Northwestern University (B.A.)
Yale Law School (J.D.)
Genre Non-fiction
Notable works Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us;
A Whole New Mind;
To Sell is Human;
Free Agent Nation
Spouse Jessica Lerner
Website
DanPink.com

Daniel H. Pink (born 1964) is one of the world's leading business thinkers and the author of five best-selling books about work, management, and behavioral science. His books have sold more than two million copies and have been translated into 35 languages.[1]

He hosted the National Geographic Channel social science TV series Crowd Control, which premiered in November 2014.

Early life and career

Pink grew up in the small suburban town of Bexley, Ohio, outside Columbus, in a childhood he claims was marked by “team sports, public libraries, and sitcoms” and graduated from Bexley High School in 1982.[2] He then went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University, where he was a Truman Scholar and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.[3] In 1991, he obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of The Yale Law & Policy Review.[4]

Deciding not to practice law, Pink worked in several positions in politics and economic policy. He served as an aide to Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, and from 1995 to 1997 he was chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore. In 1997, he quit his job to go out on his own, an experience he described in the 1998 Fast Company article, Free Agent Nation, which became the basis of his first book.[5]

Books

Pink has written five books that focus on the "changing workplace," and that have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list:

His articles on business and technology have appeared in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Wired.[6][7][8][9]

Accolades

• In her 2008 commencement speech at Stanford University, Oprah Winfrey gave every Stanford graduate a copy of Pink's book, A Whole New Mind.[10][11]

• Pink's 2009 talk on The Puzzle of Motivation is one of the 10 most-watched TED Talks of all time.[12]

• In 2013, Pink's To Sell is Human won the American Marketing Association's Berry Book Prize for the year's best book in marketing.[13]

• In 2015, Thinkers50 named Pink as one of the 10 most-influential management thinkers in the world.[14]

• Pink has received honorary degrees from Georgetown University,[15] the Pratt Institute,[16] and the Ringling School of Art and Design[17]

Published works

Books

Articles

References

  1. ↑ About Daniel H. Pink
  2. ↑ Daniel Pink Google +
  3. ↑ "Meet Our 1984 Truman Scholars," Harry S. Truman Foundation
  4. ↑ Yale Law & Policy Review masthead, 1991
  5. ↑ Free Agent Nation, January 1998
  6. ↑ Andrew Keen (June 4, 2010). "Daniel Pink on How the 21st Century Brain Affects Creativity".
  7. ↑ Daniel H. Pink (December 11, 2005). "Folksonomy". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ Daniel H. Pink (November 22, 2011). "The First Rule Of Being Your Own Boss? Be Authentic".
  9. ↑ Daniel H. Pink (February 2005). "Revenge of the Right Brain". Wired.
  10. ↑ "Oprah Gives Stanford Grads Book, Calls Class to Service," Huffington Post 2008
  11. ↑ "Oprah talks to graduates about feelings, failure, and finding happiness" Stanford Report June 15, 2008
  12. ↑ "Ted.com, Business Insider (March 2016)"
  13. ↑ "Berry Book Prize 2013
  14. ↑ "The 50 Most Influential Management Gurus," Harvard Business Review 2011
  15. ↑ "Georgetown University 2016 Honorary Degree Receipients"
  16. ↑ "Pratt Speaker, Honorees Announced for 2013 Commencement"
  17. ↑ "Author Daniel H. Pink Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Arts Degree from Ringling College of Art and Design.

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