Daniel Nadler

Early life Daniel Nadler was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of immigrants from Poland and Romania. His father was an engineer who specialized in using sound to detect microscopic cracks in structures like bridges and submarines. Nadler attended Harvard University where he studied mathematics and classics, and poetry under the mentorship of Pulitzer Prize winner Jorie Graham. In 2016 Nadler received a PhD, also from Harvard, with a doctoral thesis on the pricing mechanisms of credit derivatives. In 2018 Kensho was acquired by S&P Global for US$550 million.

Literary and artistic work Nadler's debut collection of poetry, Lacunae: 100 Imagined Ancient Love Poems, was published by the American book publishing company Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2016.

In film, Nadler has served as a financier and producer. He was a co-financier and producer on the 2021 drama Palmer starring Justin Timberlake, and served as an executive producer on the film Motherless Brooklyn (2019).

OpenEvidence In 2021 Nadler founded OpenEvidence, an artificial intelligence company providing medical search and clinical decision support for physicians.

By early 2026, following several private funding rounds, the company reached a valuation of US$12 billion.

Recognition On May 8, 2025, Nadler was listed in the TIME100 Health list of the 100 most influential individuals in global health.

Personal life As of 2026, Nadler resides in Surfside, Florida. According to Forbes, his estimated net worth was approximately US $7.6 billion.