Stephen Stromberg is the deputy opinions editor [1] of the Washington Post editorial board. [2] He was part of the Washington Post team that won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. [3] [2] His writing focuses on U.S. politics [4] [2] and government, [5] [6] healthcare, environment [7] and energy. [8]
An Eagle Scout, [9] he was raised as a Mormon and has written about Mormonism. [10] [11] He is a Washington Nationals fan. [12] Prior to writing for The Washington Post, he covered American politics for The Economist . [13]
He is married to Post humor columnist Alexandra Petri and lives in Washington, D.C. [14] He grew up in Los Angeles [15] before attending Harvard University [16] where he was editorial chair of the Harvard Crimson . [17] Afterwards, he attended Oxford University, where he was executive editor of the Oxonian Review . [18]
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