Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Craft Rubin is an American author, blogger and speaker.

Early life

Born Gretchen Anne Craft, Gretchen Rubin grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. She received her undergraduate and law degrees from Yale University, was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal and won the Edgar M. Cullen Prize. She clerked on the U.S. Supreme Court for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and served as a chief adviser to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt. She has also been a lecturer at the Yale Law School and the Yale School of Management. She lives in New York City. She is the daughter-in-law of former US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin.

Career

Gretchen Rubin is a writer on the linked subjects of habits, happiness, and human nature. She’s the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Better Than Before, Happier at Home, and The Happiness Project. Rubin's books have sold more than a million print and online copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages. On her popular daily blog GretchenRubin.com, she reports on her adventures in pursuit of habits and happiness.