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United States Daniel Yergin, Ph.D. is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and economic historian who provides insights on energy, geopolitics, and global economic trends.
Daniel Yergin is Vice Chairman of S&P Global, serving as a highly respected authority on energy, international politics, and economics.
Daniel Yergin is Chairman of the annual CERAWeek energy conference, in addition to his role as Vice Chairman of S&P Global.
Daniel Yergin is on the advisory board of the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy.
Daniel Yergin is an author for Foreign Affairs, contributing articles and op-eds on energy and international politics.
Daniel Yergin was a guest on the podcast 'Cleaning Up' to discuss global energy topics as Vice Chairman of S&P Global.
Daniel Yergin participated in a discussion with Bridgewater Associates on topics related to energy and global events, such as the Ukraine war.
Daniel Yergin delivered a discussion on 'The New Map of Global Energy' for the Harvard Business School Club of Dallas.
Daniel Yergin contributed his insights on the future of global energy in an interview with McKinsey & Company.
Daniel Yergin served as CNBC's Global Energy Expert.
Daniel Yergin is featured as a speaker and expert on energy, international politics, and economics on the World Bank's official website, acknowledging his Pulitzer Prize-winning work and his extensive contributions to the field.
Daniel Yergin was born on February 6, 1947, in Los Angeles, California. His father, Irving Yergin, worked at Warner Brothers and was an editor for The Hollywood Reporter. His mother, Naomi Yergin, was a sculptor and painter. He attended Beverly Hills High School before pursuing higher education at Yale University, where he earned his B.A. in 1968. During his time at Yale, he wrote for the Yale Daily News and founded The New Journal in 1967. He furthered his studies at Cambridge University, where he was a Marshall Scholar and received his M.A. in 1970 and his Ph.D. in international history.
Early in his career, Yergin served as a contributing editor for New York magazine and held lecturer positions at Harvard Business School until 1980 and Harvard Kennedy School until 1985. In 1977, he published his first book, “Shattered Peace: The Origins of the Cold War and the National Security State,” based partly on his doctoral dissertation. His interest in energy research deepened in the mid-1970s, leading him to co-author and co-edit “Energy Future: The Report of the Energy Project at the Harvard Business School” in 1979 with Robert B. Stobaugh. This book, which became a New York Times bestseller, explored energy conservation and alternative sources, selling 300,000 copies and garnering invitations to testify before Congressional committees in its first year. He also advised James Schlesinger, the first US energy secretary, during the time of the Iranian revolution and has since advised every US administration.
In 1982, Daniel Yergin co-founded Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) with Jamey Rosenfield, establishing it as a key source for energy industry analysis. One of his most notable works, “The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power” (1991), became a number one bestseller and received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1992. This book sold approximately 700,000 copies and was translated into 17 languages. It was later adapted into an acclaimed PBS/BBC series where Yergin served as the principal storyteller. CERA was acquired by IHS Inc. in 2004, where Yergin became an executive and continued as chairman of CERA. His subsequent works, including “The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World” (2011) and “The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations” (2020), further solidified his standing as a leading expert on energy and global affairs.
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