Amy Davidson Sorkin | |
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.jpg) Davidson Sorkin at New America NYC in 2015 | |
| Born | Amy Davidson 1969 or 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | A.B. Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Writer |
| Spouse | David James Sorkin |
Amy Davidson Sorkin (formerly Amy Davidson; born 1969 or 1970)[1] is an American author, journalist and magazine editor.
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]
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]