Bio

Sarah Gruen is a writer based in Brooklyn.

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She's currently a Senior Director at the speechwriting firm West Wing Writers, where she co-leads the firm's humor practice. At West Wing Writers, she's written for EGOT winners, Fortune 500 CEOs, and visionary leaders in government, social justice, and philanthropy. Under their names, her words have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME Magazine, and The New Yorker and have been heard at college commencements, global conferences, and major political events.

A humor writer, Sarah is the co-host and co-producer of SpeakEasy, a bi-monthly evening of speechwriting comedy. Her writing has been featured in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The New York Times, and Points in Case—while her misadventures can be found on Twitter and, occasionally, People Magazine.

Previously, Sarah worked at a major law firm in New York City. She graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University, where she led her sketch comedy and a cappella groups and no, she's not embarrassed about it. Not one bit.

In her spare time, Sarah can be found mentoring the next generation of woman writers through Girls Write Now, or baking a wedding cake*. Her most recent creation was featured in Vogue.

*she bakes non-wedding, non-cakes too. But ever since March 2020, making "the BEST banana bread" is less a unique quirk than a tired trope.