I'm a journalist with 15+ years of experience telling stories for leading media and technology organizations, from Glamour and Vanity Fair to Harry's and Google. Some outlets I’ve written for: The Washington Post Magazine, National Geographic, New York Times, New York Magazine, Philadelphia, Marie Claire, Business Insider, Fast Company, Forbes, Glamour, SELF, Seventeen, Teen Vogue, Refinery29, Black Enterprise, Thrive, and HuffPo.

I write about innovation, history, and fascinating people/things, with a particular interest in illuminating experiences of those historically overlooked in media. My reporting pursuits have involved visits to Norwegian prisons, JDate, infertility clinics, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the White House.

I’m represented by Eliza Rothstein at InkWell Management. The nonfiction book I’m co-authoring with Col. Nick Reynolds—about legendary OSS Marine Col. Pierre “Peter” Ortiz and his World War II France exploits—is slated for publication in 2026.

In 2018, I left my post leading content and communications at the startup Jopwell to freelance and participate in a literary journalism residency at the Banff Centre with New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean. Before that, I founded and edited Jopwell’s award-winning digital magazine, The Well. I also oversaw Jopwell’s media relations and developed custom content (e.g. sponsored profiles, thought leadership, racially diverse stock photography) for 35+ clients such as Pinterest, Goldman Sachs, Lyft, LinkedIn, the NFL, PGA, and NBA. Previous gigs have included: Supporting Google engineers on product localization and community initiatives throughout Southeast Asia; talking to customers about razors at the men’s grooming brand Harry’s; and working at Condé Nast, first as an editorial assistant at Vanity Fair and then as a contributing editor at Glamour.

I graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Pennsylvania, where I was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar. These days, I live in Brookline MA, with my husband, sons, Havanese pup, and many World War II books.

“A diligent, intellectually curious, compassionate journalist telling stories that don’t often get—but need to be—told.”
— RIZA CRUZ, MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS AT THE UN, FORMER EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF MARIE CLAIRE
“Katie stands out. She is exceedingly bright, impressively inventive as a researcher, and hugely popular as a staff member. She has a brilliant future in media.”
— WAYNE LAWSON, FORMER EXECUTIVE LITERARY EDITOR OF VANITY FAIR
“A known leader in digital media, Katie is shaping the ever-shifting state of publishing with a lens toward diversity, representation, and great storytelling.”
— MICHELLE H. MULLIGAN, SR. EDITOR AT ATRIA BOOKS, FOUNDING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF COSMO FOR LATINAS