Ruthie Ackerman began her writing career with a promise: to shine a light on the people, places, and ideas that are too often ignored. After a stint at the New York Times and a few years reporting on the economy for Forbes, she was awarded journalism fellowships to war-torn Liberia and Lebanon to showcase young people in both countries who were rebuilding their lives out of the ashes of destruction—and finding the resilience to push forward. 

In the decade since, she has profiled game-changing entrepreneurs and social activists and written about the professional and financial advancement of women. Inspired by the bravery of so many of the women she profiled, who gave back by sharing their own stories on topics normally shrouded in shame and silence, Ruthie wrote a piece for the New York Times Modern Love column about her own failed egg freezing. “Don’t Put All Your (Frozen) Eggs in One Basket” was one of the most emailed stories of the day on the New York Times website. It also became the launching point for her upcoming memoir and shifted her focus from traditional reporting to personal stories.  

Ruthie’s writing has been published in Glamour, O Magazine, the New York Times, Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Salon, Slate, Newsweek, and more. Most recently, she was the Deputy Editor at ForbesWomen. She has a master's in journalism from NYU.