Ron Lieber

Ron Lieber has been the "Your Money" columnist for The New York Times since 2008, focusing on personal finance and parenting. In addition to his column, he introduced an online course on merit aid in 2023 to expand his financial guidance opportunities. His work has won him three Gerald Loeb awards for his personal finance writing, including the Gerald Loeb Award for Personal Finance in 2011 and 2018 and the Gerald Loeb Award for Personal Service in 2019.

Lieber is also a published author with several books to his name. His works include "The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make" and "The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money," both of which became instant New York Times bestsellers upon release. His writing repertoire includes a book on gap years that achieved New York Times bestseller status in 1996.

Prior to his work at The New York Times, Lieber was a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, where he wrote the "Green Thumb" column and was instrumental in launching the Personal Journal section in 2002. Lieber's extensive background as a journalist, author, and educator equips him to adeptly navigate and elucidate the complexities of financial decisions and ethical considerations in family and educational settings.

Lieber lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his wife, the author and New York Times investigative reporter Jodi Kantor, and their two daughters. Their family and Jodi's work were depicted in the major motion picture "She Said" in 2022, where he was played by Adam Shapiro.