Daniel Yergin
Dr. Daniel Yergin is a highly-respected authority on energy policy, international politics and economics, and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Dr. Yergin is Vice Chairman of S&P Global, one of the world's largest research and information companies, where he has oversight for the Commodity Insight research at S&P. He also serves as Chairman of S&P Global’s CERAWeek conference, which CNBC has called “the Super Bowl of energy”. He was the Founder of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, which became part of IHS Markit in 2004 and then S&P Global in 2022. He also served on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board under four presidents. Dr. Yergin is known around the world for his book The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil Money and Power, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. It became a number one New York Times best seller and has been translated into 20 languages.
Daniel Yergin Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Vice Chairman
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Board Member
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Vice Chairman
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Senior Trustee
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Energy Policy Council Member
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Global Energy Expert
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Lecturer
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Lecturer
Academic History
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Bachelor of Arts
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Chairman, CERAWeek
Senior Trustee, The Brookings Institution
Member, National Petroleum Council
Member, Energy Governors of the World Economic Forum
Advisory Board Member, Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy
Member, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Govt of India
HONORS & RECOGNITIONS
Dr. Yergin was awarded the United States Energy Award for “lifelong achievements in energy and the promotion of international understanding.”
He received the Charles Percy Award for Public Service from the Alliance to Save 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 has called him “one of the planet’s foremost thinkers about energy and its implications.”
AWARD-WINNING PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Yergin is the author of the bestseller "The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World," was described as “a fantastic book” by Bill Gates in his review.
His book "The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil Money and Power" was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was a number one New York Times bestseller, and has been translated into 20 languages.
He co-authored "Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy," of which the Wall Street Journal said “No one could ask for a better account of the world’s political and economic destiny since World War II.”
Both "The Prize" and "The Commanding Heights" were made into multi-hour television series for PBS and BBC.
EDUCATION
B.A., Yale University
Ph.D., University of Cambridge