Charles Duhigg
Charles Duhigg is a two-time New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications. Charles is a former columnist and senior editor for The New York Times, where he led the team that won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism for the series, "The iEconomy," a series of articles about the business practices of Apple and other technology companies. Previously, he was a Features and Business writer at The Los Angeles Times, where he wrote for the Outdoors section and covered the media and entertainment industries for the Business section. Charles speaks to a wide variety of audiences on topics ranging from how habits emerge and change within lives and companies to how idea brokers generate creativity.
Charles Duhigg Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Writer
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Author
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Senior Editor, Writer
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Staff Writer
Academic History
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M.B.A., Business
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B.A., History
JOURNALISM
At The New York Times, he contributed to other series, including Golden Opportunities, The Reckoning, and Toxic Waters.
He has been a contributor to CNBC's This American Life, NPR's The Colbert Report, and PBS's NewsHour and Frontline.
BOOKS
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
HONORS & RECOGNITIONS
2007 George Polk Award
2007 Heywood Broun Award
2008 Hillman Prize
2008 George Loeb Award
2009 Investigative Reporters and Editors Medal
2009 Scripps Howard National Journalism Award
2010 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
2010 U.S. National Academies Communication Award
2010 Society Environmental Journalists Investigative Reporting Award
2020 - 2021 Business News Visionary Award
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Charles's journalistic accomplishments have made him an in-demand speaker for various organizations.
He has spoken to audiences as varied as MIT, the SC Johnson Company, the Aspen Institute and the Pasadena Art and Science Festival.
He was a speaker at the UCLA School of Management, the Johnson Foundation, National Association of Science Teachers, and various Fortune 500 companies.