Elizabeth Bruenig Biography
Elizabeth Bruenig is an opinion writer for The Atlantic in the United States. She previously worked as an opinion writer and editor for The New York Times and The Washington Post, where she wrote about ethics, politics, theology, and economics.
Elizabeth Bruenig Age
She was born on 6 December 1990, in Arlington, Texas, United States. Liz is 32 years old as of December 2023.
Elizabeth Bruenig Education
She went to Martin High School. In 2013, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University with a double major in English and sociology and a minor in Near Eastern and Judaic studies. As a Marshall Scholar, she attended Jesus College at the University of Cambridge, where she earned a Master of Philosophy in Christian theology.
Elizabeth Bruenig Husband
In 2014, Bruenig married Matt Bruenig, whom she met on their high school debate team in Arlington. They are the parents of two daughters.
Elizabeth Bruenig Career
Bruenig has worked as an opinion writer and editor for The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. She writes on topics such as ethics, politics, theology, and economics. She was previously a staff writer for The New Republic. Bruenig co-hosts the podcast The Bruenigs with her husband Matt. They have previously collaborated on writing for The Atlantic. She has also contributed to the radio show Left, Right, and Center. It was announced on May 12, 2021, that she would leave The New York Times for The Atlantic at the end of the month.
In a story for the Washington Post in September 2018, Bruenig described a 2006 sexual assault on a woman named Amber Wyatt at Martin High School in Arlington, Bruenig’s alma mater. In 2015, she began following the details of Wyatt’s story. Bruenig was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in Feature Writing in 2019 for her piece “What Do We Owe Her Now?” about Wyatt’s sexual assault. The citation begins with the following: “For eloquent reflections on the exile of a teen sexual assault victim in the author’s Texas hometown, delving with moral authority into why the crime remained unpunished.” Bruenig was named to Forbes magazine’s 30 Under 30 list for 2019.
Elizabeth Bruenig Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.
