Economist, financial analyst, author
Dan Davies is an economist, financial analyst, and writer whose work examines financial misconduct and organizational decision-making. He graduated from Oxford and earned an MSc in Finance at London Business School. After working as a regulatory economist at the Bank of England, he analyzed…
Nonfiction writer
Daniel H. Pink (born 1964) is a nonfiction writer who draws on behavioural science and reporting to examine work, motivation, and decision-making. He graduated from Northwestern University and earned a JD from Yale Law School. After working in politics and government, including serving as chief…
Economist, 2024 Alfred Nobel Memorial…
Daron Acemoglu (born 1967) is a Turkish-born economist whose research spans political economy, economic development and growth, technological change, and inequality. He earned an MSc in mathematical economics and econometrics at the London School of Economics in 1990 and a PhD in economics there in…
Science journalist, author
David Epstein is a science journalist and author whose reporting examines sport, learning, and the development of expertise. He studied environmental science and astronomy at Columbia University and earned master’s degrees in environmental science and journalism. An 800-metre runner at Columbia, he…
Pulmonary physician, writer
David Weill is a pulmonologist and writer whose medical work has focused on lung disease, critical care, and lung transplantation. Raised in New Orleans, he received his M.D. from Tulane University in 1990. He completed internal medicine training at UT Southwestern and Parkland Hospital, followed…
Primary care physician, public health…
Dean-David Schillinger is an American primary care physician and public health researcher specializing in health communication, health disparities, and diabetes prevention. Raised in Buffalo, New York, he studied Russian language and literature at Brown University before earning his medical degree…
Molecular Applied Science Research…
Novelist, international security…
Derek B. Miller is an American novelist and international security researcher whose fiction spans crime, science fiction and historical adventure. A Boston native, he studied at Sarah Lawrence College and Georgetown University and earned a doctorate in international relations at the Graduate…
Businessperson, Writer
Desmond Shum (born 1968) is a businessman and author whose career encompassed investment and property development in China. Born into a family of teachers in Shanghai, he moved to Hong Kong at the age of nine. He studied finance and accounting at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, graduating in…
Financial writer, comedian, voice actor
Dominic Frisby is a British financial writer, comedian, and voice actor whose writing focuses on gold, money, and taxation. He has written about gold and investment for MoneyWeek for many years and has contributed to The Guardian and The Independent. Alongside his financial newsletter, The Flying…
Novelist, essayist
Donna Leon (born 1942) is a novelist and essayist from the United States, known for crime fiction set in Venice. Born in New Jersey, she worked as a travel guide in Rome and a copywriter in London, and taught English and literature at universities in countries including Iran, China and Saudi…