About thomas

Thomas M. Kostigen is a multiple New York Times bestselling author and award-winning writer. His most recent book, Cool Food, was co-authored with Academy Award-winning actor Robert Downey, Jr., and joins his extensive bibliography of nonfiction and fiction titles, including The Green Book (Crown); You Are Here (HarperOne); The Big Handout (Rodale); Hacking Planet Earth (TarcherPerigee); and many others. A former Bloomberg News editor, Discover, Dow Jones and USA Today columnist, Kostigen’s work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Globe and Mail, Departures, National Geographic, among other publications.

During his tenure as commentary editor at the world renowned think tank, RAND Corp., he edited and placed hundreds of op-eds, essays, and feature stories in top-tier publications around the world.

He has collaborated with Nobel Prize-winning scientists, C-suite executives, Wall Street financiers, diplomats, government ministers, acclaimed film directors, and many others throughout his globe-trotting career.

Kostigen has spoken at The Aspen Institute; The Commonwealth Club; Disney's Environmentality conference; Gannett; MindValley University; Harvard Business School Alumni Association; and run or moderated numerous seminars, workshops, panel discussions, roundtables, and conferences on various thought leadership subjects.

He has appeared on Good Morning America, The View, Nightline, The Today Show, Mornings with Al, The Weather Channel, CNN's Erin Burnett, MSNBC's Morning Joe, Entertainment Tonight, Fox News, CNBC, NPR, and on many other national radio and various podcasts.