Daniel Yergin

  • Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
  • Authority on Energy, International Politics and Economics

Daniel Yergin is a highly respected authority on energy, international politics, and economics. He is Vice Chairman of IHS Markit and chairman of CERAWeek, which CNBC has described as “the Super Bowl of world energy”.

Time Magazine said, “If there is one man whose opinion matters more than any other on global energy markets, it’s Daniel Yergin.” Fortune said that he is “one of the planet’s foremost thinkers about energy and its implications.” The New York Times described Daniel Yergin as “America’s most influential energy pundit.”

Dr. Yergin is the author of several books including “The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power” (Simon & Schuster, January 1991),” for which he received the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent book is “The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations (Penguin Press, September 2020).”

In 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy presented Dr. Yergin with the first “James R. Schlesinger Medal for Energy Security.” He is a recipient of the United States Energy Award for “lifelong achievements in energy and the promotion of international understanding.”

Dr. Yergin is a director of the Council on Foreign Relations and a trustee of the Brookings Institution. He is a member of the National Petroleum Council and a director of the United States Energy Association. He is a member of the advisory boards of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative and of the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy.

 

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Past Hosts Include:
  • Troika Dialog
Rave Reviews About Daniel Yergin
We were very much pleased by the outstanding quality of Mr.Yergin's contribution as of a moderator for the discussion panel on Global Energy at Russia Forum 2010. The feedback and response from participants and delegates has been extremely positive. We welcomed over 2,000 delegates from over 60 different countries and more than 1,000 companies.  On behalf of all organizers I would therefore like to thank Mr. Daniel Yergin for helping make Troika Dialog's Russia Forum such a successful event.

The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World - Get Sharable Link
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The Battle Over the World Economy

The conflicting choice and visions for the world economy, what the great battle over globalization is all about, and how the interests of developed and developing nations can come together. ...

The conflicting choice and visions for the world economy, what the great battle over globalization is all about, and how the interests of developed and developing nations can come together.

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power

The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World

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Daniel Yergin is a highly respected authority on energy, international politics, and economics. He is Vice Chairman of IHS Markit and chairman of CERAWeek, which CNBC has described as “the Super Bowl of world energy”.

Time Magazine said, “If there is one man whose opinion matters more than any other on global energy markets, it’s Daniel Yergin.” Fortune said that he is “one of the planet’s foremost thinkers about energy and its implications.” The New York Times described Daniel Yergin as “America’s most influential energy pundit.”

Dr. Yergin is the author of several books including “The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power” (Simon & Schuster, January 1991),” for which he received the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent book is “The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations (Penguin Press, September 2020).”

In 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy presented Dr. Yergin with the first “James R. Schlesinger Medal for Energy Security.” He is a recipient of the United States Energy Award for “lifelong achievements in energy and the promotion of international understanding.”

Dr. Yergin is a director of the Council on Foreign Relations and a trustee of the Brookings Institution. He is a member of the National Petroleum Council and a director of the United States Energy Association. He is a member of the advisory boards of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative and of the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy.