Cindi Leive '88

​Cindi Leive ’88 is a journalist, a senior fellow at USC-Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, co-founder of The Meteor, and former editor-in-chief of Self and Glamour. At Glamour, one of the most celebrated women's media brands in America, she launched digital, social media, and video platforms, grew its audience to the highest levels in its history, and received a record number of editorial awards. Leive is also the author or producer of several books, including Together We Rise, about the making of the 2017 Women’s March; and the executive producer of HBO’s Dear Ms., about the history of Ms. magazine.

A lifelong advocate for women’s issues, Leive is a board member for the International Women’s Media Foundation and a past president of the American Society of Magazine Editors.

Leive, who graduated from the College with a B.A. in English literature, lives in New York City with her husband and two children.