Pico Iyer

Essayist and 5-time TED Speaker - an old soul with a young spirit

Pico has written 16 books on subjects ranging from the Dalai Lama and globalism to the Cuban Revolution and Islamic mysticism. He has also written a film script for Miramax, liner notes for Leonard Cohen, and introductions to more than 80 books. To date, his four talks for TED have received more than 11 million views.