Daniel Yergin

Daniel H. Yergin is an American author, speaker, and economic researcher. His first major book, was "Shattered Peace", but he is best known for "The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power", a number-one bestseller that won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1992. The book was adapted into a PBS mini-series seen by more than 20 million viewers. Yergin was awarded the 1997 United States Energy Award for "lifelong achievements in energy and the promotion of international understanding."

Yergin also wrote and hosted a PBS production called "Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy". He is the co-founder and chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, an energy research consultancy. It was acquired by IHS Energy in 2004.

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