Daniel Yergin
American author and speaker (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel Howard Yergin (born February 6, 1947) is an American author and consultant within the energy and economic sectors. Yergin is vice chairman of S&P Global. He was formerly vice chairman of IHS Markit, which merged with S&P in 2022.[1][2] He founded Cambridge Energy Research Associates, which IHS Markit acquired in 2004.[3] He has authored or co-authored several books on energy and world economics, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power, (1991)[4] The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World (2011),[5] and The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations (2020).[6]
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Born | (1947-02-06) February 6, 1947 (age 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Author, historian, educator, energy analyst |
Spouse | Angela Stent |
Awards | Pulitzer Prize |
Website | danielyergin |
Yergin's articles and op-eds on energy, history, and the economy have been published in publications such as The Wall Street Journal,[7][8] The New York Times,[9] The Washington Post,[10] and the Financial Times.[11] All of Yergin's books have been drafted in long-hand.[12] Currently a director on entities such as the Council on Foreign Relations[13] and the United States Energy Association,[14] he is also a trustee of the Brookings Institution[13][15] and a long-term advisor to several U.S. administrations,[16][17] as well as chairman of the annual CERAWeek energy conference.[18]