Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher
Swisher at South by Southwest 2019
Born (1962-12-11) December 11, 1962
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
Columbia University (MS)
OccupationJournalist
Years active1994–present
Notable workCo-founder of Recode
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
(m. 1999; div. 2017)
Amanda Katz
(m. 2020)
Children4

Kara Anne Swisher (/ˈkɛərə/ KAIR; born December 11, 1962) is an American journalist. She has covered the business of the internet since 1994. As of 2023, Swisher was a contributing editor at New York Magazine, the host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher, and the co-host of the podcast Pivot.

In 2014, she co-founded Vox Media's Recode with Walt Mossberg. From 2018 to 2022, she was an opinion writer for The New York Times, before re-joining Vox Media. She has also written for The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, and co-produced the All Things Digital conference, and the online publication All Things D.