Derek Thompson (journalist)

Derek Kahn Thompson (born May 18, 1986) is an American journalist. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction.

Early life

Derek Thompson was born in McLean, Virginia, the son of Robert Thompson and Petra Kahn, both deceased.[1] Before graduating from high school, he appeared in several theatrical productions at the Folger Shakespeare Theater[2] and the Shakespeare Theater.[3] Thompson graduated from Northwestern University in 2008.[4]

Career

Thompson has been a writer at The Atlantic since 2009.[5] In 2018, he became the host of the technology and science podcast Crazy/Genius, which was nominated for an iHeartMedia Best Podcast Award in its first year.[6]

Thompson has written two cover stories for the magazine. The first, "A World Without Work", is a widely referenced[7][8] essay on the meaning of work and automation's threat to the labor force. The second was a lengthy profile of X, the research and development division of Alphabet.[9]

In 2017, Thompson published his first book, Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction. It was a national bestseller[10] and winner of the American Marketing Association’s Leonard L. Berry Marketing Book Award for the best marketing book of 2018.[11]

Personal life

Thompson lives in Washington D.C.[12]

Since 2016 he is a member of Giving What We Can, a community of people who have pledged to give at least 10% of their income to effective charities.

References

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