Ed Klein, author of THE AMATEUR

Edward Klein is a bestselling American author who has written about the Kennedys and Hillary Clinton.

Born in Yonkers, New York, Ed attended Colgate University, graduated from Columbia University School of General Studies, and received an MS degree from the Columbia University school of Journalism.

Ed is the former foreign editor of Newsweek and served as the editor-in-chief of The New York Times Magazine from 1977 to 1987.

He frequently contributes to Vanity Fair and Parade; he has a weekly column in Parade called “Personality Parade” under the pseudonym “Walter Scott”.

Ed is the father of two grown children: Karen and Alec—both successful in their own right.