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Jon Clifton
Jon Clifton (born July 28, 1983, in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American executive who has been the Chief Executive Officer of Gallup since 2022.[1] Clifton has been with Gallup since 2008. Before becoming CEO, Clifton was deputy director of the Gallup World Poll, managing partner and global managing partner at Gallup.

Education
Clifton received a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in international law from the University of Nebraska. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Midland University, where he gave the 2019 commencement speech.[2]

Career
Clifton often presents Gallup’s research to international associations, including the United Nations.[3]

He has been interviewed on BBC News[4] and C-SPAN's Washington Journal[5][6] and has testified in front of the U.S. Congress[7][8]on the state of American small business and entrepreneurship.

Clifton has also discussed the state of global emotions, leadership and the workplace with The Economist,[9] Axios,[10] [11] USA Today,[12] Cheddar[13] and other outlets.

Clifton is a nonresident senior fellow at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion.[14] He serves on the boards of directors for Gallup[15] and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy[16] and has also served on the boards of Meridian International Center[17] and the International Business Advisory Board at UNL.[18]

Publications
·      Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappiness and How Leaders Missed It, 2022. ISBN 978-1-59562-245-7.[19]

·      Unhappiness is soaring around the world, laments Jon Clifton. The Economist. June 17, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

·      Tale of two presidents: Obama and Putin. The Hill. April 23, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

·      [https://www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/who-are-the-happiest-people-in-the-world-the-swiss-or-latin-americans Who Are the Happiest People in the World? The Swiss or Latin Americans?] Diplomatic Courier. April 23, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

·      The World’s Workplace Is Broken — Here’s How to Fix It. Gallup. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

·      Europe Gets Life Right, but Work Wrong. Gallup. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

·      How Do You Measure What Makes Life Worth Living? Gallup. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

·      Economics Alone Don’t Tell the Full Story of Poverty. Gallup. Retrieved September 9, 2022.