Annie Duke

ANNIE DUKE is an author and experienced corporate speaker and consultant on the behavior of decision making. In 2018, her first book for general audiences, Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts, was released by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Random House. It quickly became a national best-seller. As a former professional poker player, she has won more than $4M in tournament poker. During her career, Duke won a World Series of Poker bracelet, and is the only woman to have won the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions and the NBC National Poker Heads-Up Championship. A mom of four, she has written five books and raised more than $18M for charities. Duke is a co-founder of HowIDecide.org, a member of the National board of After-School All-Stars, and a member of the NationSwell Council. In 2016 she joined the board of directors of the Franklin Institute. @annieduke