Daniel H. Pink Explained

Daniel H. Pink
Birth Date:23 July 1964
Birth Place:United States
Occupation:Author
Language:English
Alma Mater:Northwestern University (B.A.)
Yale Law School (J.D.)
Genre:Non-fiction
Spouse:Jessica Lerner

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]

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

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."[26] [27]

Personal life

Daniel Pink married Jessica Lerner, a lawyer, in 1995.[28] They live in Washington D.C. with their children.[29]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/11/13/dan_pink_s_crowd_control_on_national_geographic_channel_uses_design_to_tackle.html "Dan Pink's Crowd Control on National Geographic Channel uses design to tackle social problems across America" Slate, November 13, 2014
  2. News: Daniel Pink, former Gore speechwriter, discusses selling as a way of life. Washington Post.
  3. https://www.bookweb.org/news/wi13-keynote-speaker-daniel-pink-science-good-timing-102438 American Booksellers Association
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20170506155813/http://bexleyalumni.org/class-2017-bexley-high-school-distinguished-alumni/ "Class of 2017 Bexley High School Distinguished Alumni"
  5. https://www.alumni.northwestern.edu/s/1479/02-naa/16/interior.aspx?pgid=6074&gid=2&cid=33514 Northwestern Alumni Association
  6. Web site: Author Dan Pink on the meaning of regret, how he captures his ideas, more with John Dickerson - CBS News . 2023-09-10 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721154155/https://www.cbsnews.com/video/author-dan-pink-on-the-meaning-of-regret-how-he-captures-his-ideas-more-with-john-dickerson/ . live .
  7. Web site: YLPR masthead Issue 8.2 . 2013-12-26 . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721154034/http://ylpr.yale.edu/sites/default/files/mastheads/masthead_8_2.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: Daniel Pink's New Pitch. Kinni. Theodore. strategy+business. 2019-11-06.
  9. News: As teacher merit pay spreads, one noted voice cries, 'It doesn't work'. Layton. Lyndsey. 2012-02-15. The Washington Post. 2019-11-06. en-US. 0190-8286.
  10. News: It's a Free Agent Nation, Except in Washington. Fox. Justin. 2011-03-18. Harvard Business Review. 2019-11-06. 0017-8012. 2024-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20240721153157/https://hbr.org/2011/03/its-a-free-agent-nation-except. live.
  11. Web site: "Georgetown Announces Speakers for 2016 Commencement" . 6 May 2016 . 2022-10-05 . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721153614/https://www.georgetown.edu/news/georgetown-announces-speakers-for-2016-commencement/ . live .
  12. Web site: "Speaker, Honorees Announced for 2013 Commencement" . 2022-10-05 . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721153705/http://gateway.pratt.edu/top-stories-apr13/2013/3/8/speaker-honorees-announced-for-2013-commencement.html . live .
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20110320065231/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8216587.htm "Author Daniel H. Pink Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Arts Degree from Ringling College of Art and Design"
  14. Web site: "UIndy to Award honorary degrees to Daniel Pink and Diana Carlson" . 28 April 2021 . 2022-10-05 . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721154802/https://reflector.uindy.edu/2021/04/28/uindy-to-award-honorary-degrees-to-daniel-pink-and-diane-carlson-evans/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2022-08-28 . Author Daniel Pink talks decision-making . 2023-02-09 . The GW Hatchet . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721154805/https://gwhatchet.com/2022/08/28/author-daniel-pink-talks-pushing-past-awkwardness-decision-making/ . live .
  16. Web site: Petry . Ashley . Fall Season: Butler University Cultural Calendar . 2023-02-09 . en . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721154802/http://www.thatllteachme.com/2008/09/fall-season-butler-university-cultural.html . live .
  17. Web site: Trauth . Denise . 2021-07-07 . A Shared Conversation: Texas State Common Experience . https://web.archive.org/web/20220818102150/https://commonexperience.txst.edu/pastsitearchives/2021-2022/history.html . dead . August 18, 2022 . 2023-02-09 . commonexperience.txst.edu . en .
  18. Web site: 2008-06-24 . Oprah Gives Stanford Grads Books, Calls Class To Service . 2023-02-09 . HuffPost . en . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721160147/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oprah-gives-stanford-grad_n_107282 . live .
  19. Web site: 2008-06-15 . Oprah tells Stanford grads to do what 'feels right' . 2023-02-09 . The Mercury News . en-US . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721160604/https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/06/15/oprah-tells-stanford-grads-to-do-what-feels-right/ . live .
  20. News: Paperback Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - December 28, 2008 - The New York Times. The New York Times. 2018-05-18. en. 2024-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20240721154659/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2008/12/28/paperback-nonfiction/. live.
  21. News: Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - March 7, 2010 - The New York Times. The New York Times . 2018-05-18. en. 2024-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20240721154629/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2010/03/07/hardcover-nonfiction/. live.
  22. News: Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - February 10, 2013 - The New York Times. The New York Times. 2018-05-18. en. 2024-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20240721161956/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2013/02/10/hardcover-nonfiction/. live.
  23. . 1 February 2018. [<!--from print edition--> When To Do Everything]. Fortune. mailed print edition. 16. 0015-8259.
  24. News: Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - January 28, 2018 - The New York Times. The New York Times . 2018-05-18. en. 2019-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20190420104352/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/01/28/hardcover-nonfiction/. live.
  25. News: Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - The New York Times. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-02-11. 0362-4331. 2022-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108213743/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/hardcover-nonfiction/. live.
  26. Web site: 2024-01-29 . Opinion American imagination needs an adrenaline shot. Here’s how I’ll deliver it. . 2024-07-31 . Washington Post . en.
  27. Web site: 2024-02-19 . Opinion Why not pay teachers $100,000 a year? . 2024-07-31 . Washington Post . en.
  28. News: 1995-07-02 . WEDDINGS; Jessica A. Lerner, Daniel H. Pink . 2024-01-19 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331 . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721160537/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/02/style/weddings-jessica-a-lerner-daniel-h-pink.html . live .
  29. Web site: Dameron . Amanda . Daniel Pink's Home in Washington, DC (9 Photos) . 2024-01-19 . Dwell . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721154630/https://www.dwell.com/collection/modern-bright-family-home-renovation-in-washington-dc-8f54a0e6 . live .

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