Amy Davidson Sorkin

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Amy Davidson Sorkin
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Davidson Sorkin at New America NYC in 2015
Born
Amy Davidson

1969or1970(age 53–54)
NationalityAmerican
EducationA.B. Harvard University
Occupation(s)Journalist
Writer
SpouseDavid James Sorkin

Amy Davidson Sorkin (formerly Amy Davidson; born 1969 or 1970) [1] is an American author, journalist and magazine editor.

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Biography

Amy Davidson grew up in New York City. She graduated from Hunter College High School, [2] and attended Harvard University, where she received an AB in Social Studies. Before joining The New Yorker , she lived and worked in Germany. [3]

Davidson joined The New Yorker magazine in 1995. In 1997, she became co-deputy head of the magazine's fact-checking department; in 2000, she was named an associate editor; in 2003, she was named senior editor. She became a staff writer in 2015 [4] and focuses on politics and international affairs. [5] Her editing contributions to The New Yorker have won the National Magazine Award and the George Polk Award. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. [6]

Personal life

Amy Davidson and David James Sorkin, the general counsel of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, were married on June 24, 2017, in a Jewish ceremony in Manhattan at the New-York Historical Society. [1] Subsequently, she began to publish under the name Amy Davidson Sorkin. [7] [8]

Davidson Sorkin's first marriage ended with the death of her husband. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Amy Davidson, David Sorkin". New York Times. June 25, 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. Amy Davidson on linkedin.com (accessed 13 May 2013)
  3. The New Yorker website, accessed 2 January 2013
  4. Amy Davidson on linkedin.com (accessed 9th March 2015)
  5. The Harvard University website, accessed 30 May 2011
  6. "Amy Davidson". Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-30. Center for Communication website, accessed 30 May 2011
  7. Note that contributions to The New Yorker published by Davidson before her marriage to Sorkin are now being attributed to Amy Davidson Sorkin.
  8. "Contributors: Amy Davidson Sorkin". The New Yorker. Retrieved 20 November 2017.