SHORT BIO
Kristin Schwab is a reporter at Marketplace focusing on the consumer economy. She's based in Brooklyn, New York.
Before Marketplace, Kristin produced narrative and news podcasts for The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She teaches audio journalism at her alma mater, Columbia Journalism School.
Kristin also has a BFA in dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After performing with ballet and modern companies, she got her start in journalism as an editor at Dance Magazine. Kristin grew up in Minnesota and has been a bit reporting obsessed since watching the '90s PBS show "Ghostwriter" as a kid. Yes, she had one of those necklace pens and a marbled composition notebook.
Latest Stories (508)
The largest data breach in history was bigger than we thought
by
Amy Scott
and Kristin Schwab
Oct 5, 2017
All Yahoo accounts created before 2013 have been hacked.
Learning your ABCs in the future: reading, writing, coding and AI
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Oct 4, 2017
One AI pioneer said learning the basics of coding and AI could be key to income equality and opportunity in the future.
This startup wants to change how we borrow money
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Oct 2, 2017
Affirm wants to be the alternative to all those credit cards in your wallet.
The Source Code: Max Levchin
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Oct 2, 2017
An in-depth conversation with PayPal co-founder Max Levchin on American debt and his new startup, Affirm.
Are major tech companies too big to escape regulation?
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Sep 29, 2017
Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at NYU Stern, says the tide is turning against Big Tech.
How to be an advocate for women in tech
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Sep 27, 2017
Harvey Mudd President and computer scientist Maria Klawe believes we need to be inclusive — and vocal.
6 everyday inventions that were born from space tech
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Sep 26, 2017
Baby formula, braces, air purifiers and more.
Chanel launches its first big fragrance in 15 years
Sep 22, 2017
The long gap is part of the perfume-making process. But it's also a business strategy.
ICO? Bitcoin? Blockchain? A guide to digital currency
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Sep 22, 2017
Let's define the jargon.
We might not see the effects of the Equifax breach for years
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Sep 20, 2017
"Next year, I might be affected. Twenty years from now, my kids might be affected. We don't know."