Bill Gifford is a veteran journalist and author who writes about extraordinary athletes, peak performance, cutting-edge medicine, and the fast-moving science of longevity, among other topics. He is co-author of the runaway #1 New York Times bestseller "Outlive: The Art & Science of Longevity," with Dr. Peter Attia, MD, and sole author of another New York Times bestseller, "Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (Or Die Trying)." He is a recognized expert on health and longevity, skilled at deciphering complicated scientific concepts and breakthroughs and translating them for the lay reader.

While health and longevity rank high on his list of obsessions, he has also written about big-wave surfing, professional cycling, performance-enhancing drugs, ski racing and BASE jumping, among other dangerous pursuits. His work has appeared in magazines such as Bloomberg Businessweek, Wired, Scientific American, Inc., Men’s Health, and Outside, for whom he is a longtime contributing editor. His stories have taken him around the world, from remote British Columbia to West Africa to Southeast Asia and Australia.

A native of Washington, D.C., he fled the Swamp for the mountains of Utah, where he lives with his family.

Journalism, Sports Writing, Magazine Editing, Health, Authors, Sports Athlete, Aging, Men's Health,