Dan Lyons

Dan Lyons is the author of Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Startup Bubble, an international best-seller, and Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us, which was chosen by The Guardian as one of the best business books of 2018 and earned a glowing review in The Economist for its forward-thinking analysis of tech-driven workplace culture. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. 

“In the establishment-skewering tradition of Voltaire, Cervantes, and Jonathan Swift, we now have a new voice for our own digital age,” Newsweek raved in a review of Dan’s satirical novel, Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs, an international hit. Dan also was a writer for HBO’s acclaimed comedy series, “Silicon Valley.”

Dan was the technology editor at Newsweek, a staff writer at Forbes, and a columnist for Fortune magazine, while also contributing op-ed columns to the New York Times about the economics and culture of Silicon Valley. He was also a screenwriter on HBO’s hit comedy series, “Silicon Valley.”

Dan has spoken at the European Central Bank technology and the Royal Society for the Arts in London. He has given countless keynote addresses at conferences and corporate functions. Dan is “the expert on the culture of work and how it’s changing business and lives,” says Dave Ramsay, who runs the “Ramsay Talks” series in Toronto.

Dan has advocated for racial, gender, and age equality in the technology industry. He has penned articles about "bro culture," worker exploitation, and the "hustle" mentality that leads to employee burnout.