Ted Halstead (born July 25, 1968) is an American climate expert, author, policy entrepreneur, and public speaker who has founded four non-profit think tanks and advocacy organizations: the Climate Leadership Council, Americans for Carbon Dividends, New America, and Redefining Progress.
His areas of expertise include climate policy, economic policy, environmental policy, healthcare, and political reform.Halstead has published numerous articles and two books, including The Radical Center: The Future of American Politics (co-authored with Michael Lind).
His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Fortune, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, National Review, and the Harvard Business Review, among other publications.Halstead gave a TED Talk in 2017 that has over 1.2 million views and has been translated into 18 languages.
He was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.