Rachel Sklar

Rachel Sklar is a writer, businessman and woman working in New York. She is the founder of Change The Ratio, which expands the visibility and opportunity of women in technology and new media, with TheLi.st, a network and platform for awesome women. A former lawyer in journalism, politics, culture and technology, Rachel was the founding editor of Mediaite and the Huffington Post. Rachel has written extensively on books including the New York Times, Newsweek / Daily Beast, Politico, Mashable, Medium, Mama Jones, Glamor, Elle, Marie Claire and created and hosted the first video conference program for the Daily Beast. She is the author of A Stroke of Luck: Life, Crisis and Rebirth of a Stroke Survivor (1998) and has participated in many anthologies, including TheLi.st's The 10 Habits of Highly Successful Women (2014), My Parents Were Awesome ( 2011), This Is Why You Fat (2009) and Camp Camp: When the Beautiful Island Meets the King of Flies (2007). She co-shares TheLi.st @ Medium, a collection of current writing about great women. Rachel has recently become a clear advocate for single mothers since she was just one. So far so good. She is a consultant for several startups, including Vox Media, The Daily Muse, Lover.ly, Bustle, DonorsChoose, TeachAIDS.org and She’s The First, and speaks extensively at conferences, events and on TV. He is a co-host of "The Salon" on The Jewish Channel (check out the local list!) And is a proud member of the Reboot, TED & Summit communities and the Lean In launch group. Rachel's other programs include the establishment of Charitini, a community-based corporate event, and CTRComedy - a four-part comedy show for SXSW comedians in 2011 and 2012. , comedy and music shows at Joe's Pub, Sixth & I, Caroline's, UCB, 54 Below, 92nd St. Y (above the city!) And various small areas around NY. Rachel was nominated for Silicon Alley 100 in 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2013, FastCompany's "League of Extraordinary Women," Forbes Award for "Women Changing The World," JWA Award for Making a Problem, Making History ”Of JWA, 40 Women View 40, Marie Claire's" New Guard "and has won numerous awards for her writing, including several Mirror Award nominations, two People's Choice Mirror awards, and a 2013 HuffPost Women's Required for Women and -2014.