Derek Thompson Biography
Derek Thompson is a podcaster and journalist from the United States. He is an Atlantic staff writer and the author of Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction.
Derek Thompson Age
He was born on 18 May 1986, in McLean, Virginia, United States of America. Derek is 37 years old as of May 2023.
Derek Thompson Education
Derek attended the Potomac School and later proceeded to graduate from Northwestern University in 2008.
Derek Thompson Family
Thompson was born and raised in McLean, Virginia, the son of the late Robert Thompson and the late Petra Kahn.
Derek Thompson Wife
He has not gone public with his relationship. It is not known whether he is married, engaged, divorced, or single.
Derek Thompson Career
Thompson has worked for The Atlantic since 2009. Thompson began anchoring Plain English, a weekly headline podcast on The Ringer Podcast Network, in November 2021. In 2018, he became the host of Crazy/Genius, a technology and science podcast that was nominated for an iHeartMedia Best Podcast Award in its inaugural year. Thompson has contributed two cover pieces to the publication. The first, “A World Without Work,” is a highly cited essay on the nature of work and the threat of automation to the labor force. The second was a comprehensive overview of Alphabet’s research and development section, X. Before graduating from high school, he appeared in several theatrical productions at the Folger Shakespeare Theater and the Shakespeare Theater. After attending the Potomac School, Thompson graduated from Northwestern University in 2008.
Derek Thompson Author
In 2017, Thompson published his first book, Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction. It was a national bestseller and winner of the American Marketing Association’s Leonard L. Berry Marketing Book Award for the best marketing book of 2018.
Derek Thompson’s Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 8 million dollars.
