Ted Halstead
Ted Halstead | |
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| Born | July 25, 1968 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 2, 2020 (aged 52) Es Capdellà, Spain |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Author, public speaker, think tank founder |
Ted Halstead (July 25, 1968 – September 2, 2020) was an American author, policy entrepreneur, and public speaker who founded four non-profit think tanks and advocacy organizations: the Climate Leadership Council, Americans for Carbon Dividends, New America, and Redefining Progress. His areas of expertise included climate policy, economic policy, environmental policy, healthcare, and political reform.
Halstead published numerous articles and two books including The Radical Center: The Future of American Politics (co-authored with Michael Lind). His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Fortune, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, National Review, and the Harvard Business Review, among other publications.
He was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Cologny in Geneva, Switzerland.