Abby Ellin

Abby Ellin (www.abbyellin.com) is an award-winning journalist, podcast host and Emmy-nominated documentary film producer. A former NY Times business columnist, she is the author, most recently, of “Duped: Double Lives, False Identities and the Con Man I Almost Married.” “Duped” was turned into the podcast, “Impostors: The Commander,” which hit number one on Spotify. She is a producer, writer and reporter on the Apple Original podcast “Big Time,” hosted by Steve Buscemi; an executive producer on the 2025 documentary SPEAK., (an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival,) and a producer on the NY Times Presents film “To Live and Die in Alabama,” which aired on Hulu/FX. Her book, “Teenage Waistland: A Former Fat Kid Weighs in on Living Large, Losing Weight, and How Parents Can (and can’t ) Help” was short-listed for the Books for a Better Life Award in 2006.

Ellin is the winner of Arlene Award for her New York Times piece “When the Fine Print Applies to You,” on Lasik regret, and the Sword of Hope Award from the American Cancer Society for her piece “Confronting Cancer” in the Boston Tab. Her work has been published in a range of publications, including CNN, ABC News, Time, New York, The Village Voice, Marie Claire, Glamour and the now-defunct Mademoiselle. For five years she wrote the “Preludes” column about young people and money in the Business section of the Sunday New York Times. She is also a regular contributor to the Style and Health sections of the New York Times, and has appeared on TV and radio programs nationwide, including Today, GMA, and CBS Morning News.

Ellin received her BS in Communications from Ithaca College (with a minor in theater and writing), an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, and a Master’s in International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University. But her greatest claim to fame is summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro (with a broken wrist!) and naming “Karamel Sutra” ice cream for Ben and Jerry's.