Nate Silver

Nate Silver

Nate Silver is a polling analyst whose statistics-driven approach is unparalleled in its accuracy in predicting election outcomes, and the New York Times bestselling author of “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything” and his earlier bestselling book “The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – But Some Don’t.” He writes the Substack “Silver Bulletin” and was the founder and former editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight, an award-winning website focused on statistical analysis of politics, sports, and scienceAs a former syndicated columnist for The New York Times, Silver first gained national attention during the 2008 presidential election, when he correctly predicted the results of the primaries and the presidential winner in 49 states. A diehard baseball fan, Silver is also credited with developing PECOTA (Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm), a statistical formula for predicting a player’s performance. Silver has written for ESPN, Sports IllustratedSlate, the New York Sun, and the New York Times. His work has been featured in publications such as the New York TimesNewsweekHuffington 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.