Bret Stephens Bio | Wiki
Bret Stephens (Bret Louis Stephens) is an American conservative journalist, columnist, and editor. He began working for The New York Times as an Op-Ed columnist in April 2017 and for NBC News as a senior columnist in June 2017.
Previously, Bret served as a foreign affairs columnist for the Wall Street Journal. He was later promoted to deputy editorial page editor position where he was responsible for the editorial pages of its European and also Asian editions. Before that, he spent two years serving as editor-in-chief for The Jerusalem Post. In addition, Bret obtained the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in the year 2013.
Bret Stephens Age
He was born on November 21, 1973, in New York City, New York, in the United States. Bret is 49 years old.
Bret Stephens Height
He is a man of tall stature. Bret is 6 ft 2 in (Approx 1.88 m).
Bret Stephens Family
He was born to his parents Xenia and Charles J. Stephens in New York City. His father is a former vice president of a chemical company in Mexico called General Products. Both Bret’s parents were secular Jews. His mother was born in Italy to her Jewish parents at the start of World War II.
Bret’s mother’s parents moved to Nazi Germany during the war. His paternal grandfather named Louis Ehrlich who was born in Kishinev in 1901 fled to New York along with his family following a pogrom. He changed the family surname to Stephens, after a poet named James Stephens. His grandmother’s name was Annette Margolis. In addition, Bret also has an uncle named Luis. He grew up in Mexico City and is also fluent in Spanish.
Bret Stephens Wife
He is currently married to his second wife Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, who is a New York Times music Critic. Together they are blessed with three amazing children and currently reside in New York City. Previously, Bret was married to Pamela Paul, his first wife who works for The New York Times Book Review as an editor. He tied the knot with Pamela Paul in the year 1998. However, details regarding when and why the couple divorced is currently unavailable.
Bret Stephens Education
He attended a boarding school in Concord, Massachusetts called Middlesex School. Bret later enrolled at the University of Chicago where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Philosophy. He also obtained a Master’s degree in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics.
Bret Stephens Podcast
He also has a podcast called Talks at GS where he discusses his conservative perspective and also the reason why he strongly believes that democracies are fueled by healthy disagreement. Jake Siewert is responsible for moderating the interviews.
Bret Stephens Columns | Column | Articles
His career journey commenced in the year 1995 at Commentary magazine where he served as an assistant editor. He then moved to work for The Wall Street Journal in 1998 serving as an op-ed editor. Bret later served as an editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels. While there, he edited the weekly column called “State of the Union” on the European Union.
In the year 2002, he moved to Israel where he worked for The Jerusalem Post as the editor-in-chief. During his time in Jerusalem, he led The Jerusalem Post throughout the worst years of the Palestinian campaign of suicide bombings against Israel and also pointed the paper in a more neoconservative direction.
Bret left The Jerusalem Post in the year 2004 and returned to The Wall Street Journal. He took over the Journal’s column called “Global View” in the year 2006 following George Melloan’s retirement. Bret later left The Wall Street Journal in the year 2017 and joined The New York Times in April 2017 serving as an Op-Ed columnist. He started appearing on-air as a contributor for NBC News and also MSNBC. In addition, Bret became an editor-in-chief of a journal on the pro-Israel advocacy group Maimonides Fund called Sapir in the year 2021.
Bret Stephens Wall Street Journal
He joined The Wall Street Journal working as a foreign affairs columnist. After spending 11 years at WSJ serving as a foreign affairs correspondent, Bret was then promoted to deputy editorial page editor. While there, he was responsible for the editorial pages of its European and also Asian editions. Before that, Bret served as the editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post. He later left The Wall Street Journal in 2017 and was headed to The New York Times where he currently serves as an Op-Ed columnist.
Bret Stephens New York Times
He joined The New York Times in April 2017 working as an Op-ED columnist. His columns appear in The Times on Thursdays and Saturdays. Previously, Bret worked for The Wall Street Journal where he served as a deputy editorial page editor. When he first joined WSJ, he worked as a foreign affairs columnist for 11 years. Prior to that, Bret served as editor-in-chief for The Jerusalem Post. During his time at the Post, he oversaw the paper’s news, editorial as well as digital operations, and international editions.
In addition, he also wrote a weekly column for The Jerusalem Post. Bret has reported from all over the world and also interviewed scores of world leaders. Besides that, he has obtained various awards and distinctions including the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for commentary and two honorary doctorates.
Some of Bret’s colleagues at The New York Times include:
Michael S Schmidt – Correspondent
Ezra Klein – Opinion Columnist
Thomas Edsall – Online Columnist
Ellen Barry – Chief International Correspondent
Michelle Goldberg – op-ed columnist
Bret Stephens Books | Book
Besides being a journalist, Bret is also an author. He has written various books including America In Retreat: The New Isolation published in November 2014 and Has Obama Made the World a More Dangerous Place?: The Munk Debate on American Foreign Policy. Both two books are found on Amazon at $7.99.
In his book titled America In Retreat, he illustrates how 5th retreat of American power, arranged by Barack Obama has now created the power vacuums that were now being occupied by the enemies.
Bret Stephens Bed Bug | Bedbugs
In August 2019, on a Monday evening, Bret emailed a George Washington University Professor, named Dave Karpf as well as his provost to complain regarding the unkind joke the professor made on Twitter where he compared the NYT Op-Ed columnist to a metaphorical “bedbug”. Around two hours later after the professor posted Bret’s email on Twitter, Bret ended up being ridiculed. As a result, he deactivated his Twitter account after claiming that it brought out the worst in humanity. Bret also apologized for having taken any part in making it worse as well as to anyone he had ever hurt.
Bret Stephens And Gail Collins
He has a column called Conversation on New York Post where he writes together with Gail Collins. Gail is an American journalist, author, and Op-Ed columnist. She is mostly known for her work with The New York Times. She joined The Times in 1995 and currently works as an opinion columnist focusing on American politics and culture. Gail was born on November 25, 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a proud alumnus of Marquette University and the University of Massachusetts.
Bret Stephens Salary
He receives quite an impressive amount from working as an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times and as a contributor for MSNBC and NBC News. Bret’s average salary is $250,460 per year.
Bret Stephens Net Worth
Having worked in the media industry for quite some time, Bret has managed to secure a decent fortune. Bret’s estimated net worth is $2.5 million.
Who Is Bret Stephens
He is an American conservative journalist, columnist, and editor, who has been working for The New York Times as an Op-Ed Columnist since joining in April 2017.
What Happened To Bret Stephens
He left The Wall Street Journal in the year 2017 after having worked for the journal for quite some time as a foreign affairs correspondent and then as the deputy editorial page editor. Bret joined The New York Times in April 2017 where he still works as an Op-Ed columnist. Besides that, he also serves as a contributor for NBC News as well as MNSBC.
How Old Is Bret Stephens
Bret is 49 years old. He was born on November 21, 1973, in New York City, New York, in the USA.