Nate Silver
Nate Silver is today's leading statistician, best known for his innovative and highly accurate models for political polling. A pioneer in the field of data journalism, Nate founded the award-winning website FiveThirtyEight and served as its editor-in-chief until 2023. Born out of frustration with the lack of sophistication in popular polling metrics, FiveThirtyEight began as a personal blog for political polling aggregation and analysis. The accuracy of Silver's election predictions earned him national renown, making FiveThirtyEight the go-to source for reputable and accessible statistical analysis of any issue.
Silver is a bestselling author and his work has been featured in such publications as New York Times, Newsweek, Huffington Post, and Vanity Fair. He has been named one of Fast Company‘s 100 Most Creative People in Business, TIME's 100 Most Influential People, and Rolling Stone's 100 Agents of Change.
Silver is a bestselling author and his work has been featured in such publications as New York Times, Newsweek, Huffington Post, and Vanity Fair. He has been named one of Fast Company‘s 100 Most Creative People in Business, TIME's 100 Most Influential People, and Rolling Stone's 100 Agents of Change.