Dr. Daniel Yergin: Energy & Geopolitics
Daniel Yergin is a Pulitzer Prize winning energy expert, geopolitical strategist, and global economics authority who guides leaders through energy markets, climate risk, and international power shifts.
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- Highlights:
- Pulitzer Prize winning author and global energy authority
- Vice Chairman of S&P Global
- Chairman of CERAWeek, the premier global energy conference
- Advisor to four U.S. presidents on energy policy
- Formats: Keynote Speaker and Global Energy Strategist
- Audiences: Fortune 500 executives, policymakers, investors, global institutions, and organizations navigating energy transition, geopolitical risk, and economic transformation.
- Outcomes:
- Clear understanding of global energy market dynamics and geopolitical risk
- Strategic insight into energy transition, climate policy, and economic competitiveness
- Actionable frameworks for navigating uncertainty in a shifting global order
- Travels from: Boston, MA
- **Fee range: On Request
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Daniel Yergin is one of the world’s leading authorities on global energy markets, geopolitics, and economic strategy. A Pulitzer Prize winning author and internationally recognized thought leader, he serves as Vice Chairman of S&P Global and Chairman of CERAWeek, described by CNBC as “the Super Bowl of world energy.”
Time Magazine called him the one person whose opinion matters most on global energy markets. Fortune described him as one of the planet’s foremost thinkers about energy and its implications. The New York Times named him America’s most influential energy commentator.
Dr. Yergin is the author of multiple landmark books on energy, including The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations, designated by Kirkus as required reading. He founded Cambridge Energy Research Associates, which became part of IHS and later S&P Global, helping shape one of the most influential research and information platforms in the world.
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Daniel Yergin is a highly respected authority on energy, international politics, and economics. He is Vice Chairman of S&P Global 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 a Pulitzer Prize winning author. His latest book, The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations, was designated by Kirkus as “required reading. Another winner from a master.”
Dr. Yergin is also a business leader, as Vice Chairman of S&P Global, one of the world’s largest research and information companies, with 16,000 employees, and founder of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, which became part of IHS in 2004 and then S&P Global in 2022.
Dr. Daniel 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. The International Association for Energy Economics gave Dr. Yergin its 2012 award for “outstanding contributions to the profession of energy economics and to its literature.” The University of Pennsylvania awarded him the first Carnot Prize for “distinguished contributions to energy policy.”
Dr. Yergin has served on the US Secretary of Energy Advisory Board under the last four presidents. He is a member of the Energy Policy Council of the Dallas Federal Reserve.
Dr. Daniel Yergin is a director of the Council on Foreign Relations and a senior trustee of the Brookings Institution. He is a member of the National Petroleum Council, a director of the United States Energy Association, and of the US-Russia Business Council. 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 and of Singapore’s International Energy Advisory Board. He is a “Wise Man” of the International Gas Union and a member of India’s Ministry of Petroleum Think Tank.
Dr. Yergin holds a BA from Yale University, where he founded The New Journal, and a PhD from Cambridge University, where he was a Marshall Scholar.
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