Jon Birger is a Fortune magazine contributing writer, freelance journalist, and public speaker. His first book — DATE-ONOMICS: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game — was published by Workman Publishing in the fall of 2015. Lauded by Jean Chatzky of NBC's Today Show as "the Moneyball of dating," DATE-ONOMICS explores how shifting gender ratios among college grads are affecting dating, marriage, hookup culture, and the economy.
A sought-after public speaker, Jon has given speeches on DATE-ONOMICS and on the impacts and origins of the college gender gap at major venues such as South By Southwest, The Cato Institute, The Economic Club of Florida, and New York City's 92nd Street Y. "Jon's event drew over 300 people — one of the Cato Institute's biggest of the year," said The Cato Institute's Emily Ekins. "He really delivered a fun and interesting talk with a stimulating Q&A.”
Other credentials: The Silicon Valley trade group AlwaysOn Network has named Jon to its list of “Power Players in Technology Business Media." For Fortune, he has written feature articles on companies such as Apple, Priceline, Kendall Jackson, and Royal Dutch Shell, and on topics ranging from oil and technology to stocks and mutual funds. His writing has also appeared in Fast Company, Money, Time, Barron’s, The Washington Post, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Additionally, he's a frequent guest on TV and radio, discussing topics ranging from the dating market to the stock market on ABC's Good Morning America, BBC World Service, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and National Public Radio.
The best way to contact Jon is via email: dateonomics@gmail.com
