Catherine Rampell
Catherine Chelsea Rampell (born November 4, 1984) is an American opinion journalist and nationally syndicated opinion columnist.
Catherine Rampell
November 4, 1984
American
Journalist
Ellen Kahn Rampell
Richard Rampell
Early life and education[edit]
Rampell grew up in a Jewish family in South Florida, the daughter of Ellen (née Kahn), an accountant, and Richard Rampell.[1][2][3]
Rampell graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University with an A.B. in anthropology in 2007 after completing a 150-page-long senior thesis, titled "Hawk the Vote: Marketing Voting to American Youth", under the supervision of James A. Boon.[4][1][5]
Both of her parents are Princeton alumni.[6]
Career[edit]
Rampell is an opinion columnist for The Washington Post and a member of The Washington Post Writers Group. She also is a CNN & PBS NewsHour Political Commentator.[7] Prior to joining The Washington Post, Rampell was an economics journalist, theater critic, and blogger for The New York Times.[8]