Annie Duke

Author, decision strategist, former professional poker player

Annie Duke is an author, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space.

As a former professional poker player, she has won more than $4 million in tournament poker. During her career, Annie 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. She retired from the game in 2012.

Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Annie was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Annie is the co-founder of The Alliance for Decision Education, a non-profit whose mission is to improve lives by empowering students through decision skills education. She is also a member of the National Board of After-School All-Stars and the Board of Directors of the Franklin Institute. In 2020, she joined the board of the Renew Democracy Initiative.

Annie speaks about a range of subjects involving decision behavior and strategy. She regularly delivers keynote speeches, addresses corporate meetings and retreats, and speaks before business and professional organizations.

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Key Points for Annie Duke

Annie Duke is a decision strategist and author.
Author of How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices and national bestseller, Thinking in Bets.
Was one of the top poker players in the world for wo decades.
Is a writer, coach and speaker on a range of topics such as decision fitness, emotional control, productive decision groups and embracing uncertainty.
Continually updates and refines her approach by incorporating new and fresh illustrations from popular culture, sports, politics and current events, social-science research, business, financial markets, and entrepreneurship.

Topics for Annie Duke

Thinking in bets: Avoid emotional decision-making and embrace uncertainty
Own your own disruption
How winning and losing drives irrational choices: Lessons from the poker table
Taking care of your future self: Temporal discounting and the sacrifices we make to feel good now
Hearing is believing: Belief formation and motivated reasoning

Testimonials for Annie Duke

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I was very happy with the whole process from initial call through to performance, every question or detail was explained in a professional friendly manner. I will definitely be in touch with ICMI again.

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Government Client

ICMI were flexible and accommodating, this year finding a speaker for your event that would work in a virtual setting was a challenge, but we ended up with a very successful event and the perfect speaker! Always patient and responsive to my calls or emails.

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Association Client

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ICMI listened to our needs and were very supportive with the change of plans with dealing with the pandemic. They gave great advice and helped us secure the right talent for our event.

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