Catherine Rampell

Rampell grew up in a Jewish family in South Florida, the daughter of Ellen (née Kahn), an accountant, and Richard Rampell.^[1][2][3] Both of her parents are Princeton alumni.^[4] Rampell is a graduate of Palm Beach Day Academy. Rampell graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts (AB) in anthropology in 2007 after completing a 150-page-long senior thesis, titled "Hawk the Vote: Marketing Voting to American Youth", under the supervision of James A. Boon.^[5][1][6]

From 2014 to 2025, Rampell was an opinion columnist for The Washington Post and a member of The Washington Post Writers Group. She was also a political commentator for CNN and PBS NewsHour.^[7] Prior to joining The Washington Post, Rampell was an economics journalist, theater critic, and blogger for The New York Times.^[8]

In March 2025, Rampell was announced to be joining MS NOW as a co-anchor of The Weekend.^[9]

In July 2025, Rampell accepted a buyout from The Washington Post.^[10]

In November 2025, per the October 31st 2025 episode of The Bulwark podcast, she began working with The Bulwark, as an economics editor and writing a weekly newsletter, “Receipts”.

In September 2014, Rampell married Christopher Conlon.^[11] Conlon has served as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Columbia University and Associate Professor of Economics at New York University's Stern School of Business.^[12]

In May 2025, it was reported that Rampell was pregnant with her first child.^[13]