Daniel H. Pink is an American non-fiction writer born in Bexley, Ohio in 1964. He has authored seven New York Times bestsellers throughout his career. From 1995 to 1997, Pink served as the chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore, a significant role in his early professional life. In addition to his writing, Pink has worked in television as host and co-executive producer of the National Geographic Channel series Crowd Control, which focused on social science topics.