Rutger Bregman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Author of New York Times Bestsellers "Humankind" (2020) and "Utopia for Realists" (2014), translated into more than 40 languages.
Co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition.
Advocates for universal basic income, a short work week, and open borders.
Earned a Master of Arts in history from Utrecht University and the University of California, Los Angeles.
His TED Talk, "Poverty Isn't a Lack of Character; It's a Lack of Cash," was chosen as one of the top ten TED Talks of 2017.
Worked as a journalist for about 10 years and writes for the online journal De Correspondent.

Biography

Rutger Bregman is a Dutch historian, author, and co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition. His books, "Humankind" (2020) and "Utopia for Realists" (2014), are New York Times Bestsellers and have been translated into more than 40 languages. His new book, "Moral Ambition," is also available.

Bregman earned his Bachelor of Arts in history at Utrecht University in 2009 and his Master of Arts in history in 2012, partly at Utrecht and partly at the University of California, Los Angeles.