Ben Mattlin is an NPR commentator, a contributing editor at Institutional Investor magazine, and a frequent contributor to other financial and general-interest publications. His short story, “Learning to Crawl” was first published in HSE’s Voice from the Planet. His credits also include Newsweek and Self magazines, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and USA Today. Mattlin has written for the Mark Taper Forum, Blonde and Brunette Productions, and the children’s television program Biker Mice From Mars. He has appeared on ABC’s Prime Time Live, CNN, and E! Entertainment Network; been interviewed on radio stations KKFI and KPFK, Los Angeles, and KSLC, Salt Lake City; and been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, Penthouse, and USA Today.
Born in New York City in 1962, Mattlin graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1984. He lives with his wife, two daughters, and a cat in Los Angeles.
