# Dorie Clark

> Dorie Clark is a strategy consultant, executive education professor, and bestselling author recognized four times by Thinkers50 as one of the top 50 business thinkers in the world. Named the #1 Communication Coach in the World by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards, she teaches at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and has written four books published by Harvard Business Review Press and Portfolio/Penguin. A former political campaign press secretary, documentary filmmaker, and Grammy-winning jazz album producer, Clark is also an active Broadway investor and musical theatre lyricist-in-training - living proof that the 'long game' she preaches is one she plays herself.

- **Role:** Executive Education Faculty at Duke University Fuqua School of Business
- **Organizations:** Duke University Fuqua School of Business, Thinkers50, BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Advanced Workshop, Ring of Keys, Maestra Music, 100 Coaches, Newsweek
- **From:** Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Early college enrollment, Mary Baldwin College (Program for the Exceptionally Gifted), B.A. in Philosophy (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Smith College, Master of Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School
- **Known for:** 4x named one of Thinkers50 Top 50 Business Thinkers in the World, #1 Communication Coach in the World - Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards, WSJ and USA Today bestselling author (The Long Game)

## Career timeline

- **1997-2002** — Journalist at The Boston Phoenix; won New England Press Association award
- **2002** — Press Secretary for Robert Reich's Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign
- **2003-2004** — New Hampshire Communications Director for Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign
- **Mid-2000s** — Nonprofit Executive Director
- **Mid-2000s** — Directed environmental documentary The Work of 1000
- **Mid-2000s** — Produced a multiple-Grammy-winning jazz album
- **2010s** — Launched strategy consulting and executive coaching practice
- **2013** — Published Reinventing You (Harvard Business Review Press)
- **2015** — Published Stand Out - named #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. magazine
- **2017** — Published Entrepreneurial You - Top 5 Business Books by Forbes
- **2021** — Published The Long Game - WSJ and USA Today bestseller
- **2020s** — Executive education faculty at Duke University Fuqua School of Business
- **2024-2025** — Hosting Newsweek podcast 'Creating the Economy of the Future'
- **2026** — Keynote at Workhuman Live and Deloitte University programs

## Achievements

- 4x named one of Thinkers50 Top 50 Business Thinkers in the World
- #1 Communication Coach in the World - Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards
- WSJ and USA Today bestselling author (The Long Game)
- #1 Leadership Book of the Year from Inc. magazine (Stand Out, 2015)
- 200+ articles published in Harvard Business Review
- Produced a multiple-Grammy-winning jazz album
- New England Press Association Award for journalism
- 363,000+ LinkedIn followers
- Broadway investor in productions including Tootsie and The Inheritance
- Clients include Google, Microsoft, FedEx, Fidelity, Yale, IMF, and World Bank

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Scheduled keynote at Workhuman Live in Kissimmee, Florida (April 30, 2026)
- **2026-03** — Keynote at Deloitte University CORE Leadership Program in Westlake, Texas
- **2025-11** — Published articles in Fast Company about AI and workplace performance
- **2025-10** — Featured on Leading Up: The Work Shift podcast on career reinvention
- **2025** — Active hosting of Newsweek podcast 'Creating the Economy of the Future' sponsored by the Government of Japan

## Links

- Website: https://dorieclark.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doriec
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dorieclark
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DorieClark
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dorieclark/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dorieclark

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