Ron Suskind

Ron Suskind
Suskind in 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Born
Ronald Steven Suskind

November 20, 1959 (1959-11-20) (age 64)
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Columbia University
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
AgentThe Wylie Agency
Notable credit(s)The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Esquire
SpouseCornelia Anne Kennedy (m. 1986)
ChildrenWalter, Owen

Ronald Steven Suskind[1] (born November 20, 1959)[2] is an American journalist, author, and filmmaker. He was the senior national affairs writer for The Wall Street Journal from 1993 to 2000, where he won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for articles that became the starting point for his first book, A Hope in the Unseen. His other books include The Price of Loyalty, The One Percent Doctrine, The Way of the World, Confidence Men, and his memoir Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism, from which he made an Emmy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated feature documentary. Suskind has written about the George W. Bush administration, the Barack Obama administration, and related issues of the United States' use of power.

  1. ^ "Cornelia A. Kennedy, A Writer, Is Married". The New York Times. May 5, 1986. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Skalka, Liz. "Background: Ron Suskind". New York University. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010.