Malcom Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell is a journalist and best-selling author known for his distinctive blend of storytelling and social science. He is the author of several influential books, including The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath and Revenge of the Tipping Point. His work often explores themes of human behavior, decision-making, and social dynamics.

Gladwell studied history at the University of Toronto and began his career as an advertising copywriter before transitioning to journalism, first at The American Spectator and later at The Washington Post, where he worked as a reporter beginning in 1987. From 1996 to 2008, Gladwell served as a staff writer for The New Yorker, where his articles laid the foundation for several bestselling books. His profile of Ron Popeil earned him the National Magazine Award in 2001, and his reporting has received numerous accolades, including the inaugural Award for Excellence in the Reporting of Social Issues from the American Sociological Association (2007), the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award (2013), and honorary degrees from the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto. He was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and one of Foreign Policy’s Top Global Thinkers.

Gladwell has also contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Time, and served as a contributing editor at Grantland. Gladwell has lectured at leading institutions such as Harvard, Yale, and UC Berkeley, and appeared on programs including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Charlie Rose, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In 2011, he was appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions to literature and public discourse.

In 2014, he founded The Gladwell Company, a media and consulting firm that produces podcasts, videos, and content at the intersection of science, business, and culture. He is also the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, an audio content company that produces the podcasts Revisionist History, which reconsiders things both overlooked and misunderstood

Though proudly Canadian, Gladwell lives in New York.