Rachel Lehmann-Haupt

Rachel Lehmann-Haupt – Editor

A seasoned writer and award-winning editor of bestselling books and proposals that command high advances with a focus on science and health

Overview

I'm an author, editor, and digital content strategist. As a long-time health and science writer, editor, and producer, I create blogs and newsletters, videos and animation, books and book proposals. I also help strategize audience growth through social media and SEO-driven content. My areas of expertise are health, wellness, and bioscience, with a particular love of projects related to women's health, but I like to work on any project whose goal is to impact the world positively.

I've been a strategic advisor for technology start-ups, media properties, and non-profits. I was a founding editor of TED Books, and I've also been an editorial consultant for Dwell Magazine, Wired Magazine, Baby Center, Code for America, Bridge Housing, Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, and Neo. Life. I edited the internationally best-selling book The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine. As a veteran journalist, I've written for The New York Times, Business Week, The New York Observer, Newsweek, New York, Vogue, Outside, and Wired.

I love working with thought leaders (from CEOs to doctors to scientists. ) I'm a very hands-on editor, and I focus on the details as much as the big picture. I'm frank and have high standards, but I consistently deliver my criticisms wrapped in the strengths of the writing and ideas.


“I’VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH RACHEL LEHMANN-HAUPT ON TWO WRITING PROJECTS. RACHEL COLLABORATED WITH MY TEAM AT RANDOM HOUSE TO EDIT AND RE-WRITE MY BESTSELLING BOOK: THE FEMALE BRAIN. SHE BRINGS HER HUMOR AND WIT TO EVERY PROJECT AND CAN HELP YOU PUT YOUR IDEAS IN FUN-TO-READ PROSE. RACHEL IS A TRUE PROFESSIONAL AND GETS THE JOB DONE. SHE IS A BLAST TO WORK WITH."

—Louann Brizendine MD, author of The Female Brain and The Upgrade: How the Female Brain Remakes Itself for the Better in the Second Half of Life.


"WHEN TED BOOKS APPROACHED ME TO TURN MY FILM BRAIN POWER INTO ONE OF THEIR MULTIMEDIA BOOKS, WORKING WITH RACHEL AS THE EDITOR WAS FANTASTIC. SHE IS A BRILLIANT AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCER AND MEDIA STRATEGIST." – Tiffany Shlain, author, filmmaker, and founder of The Webby Awards



"RACHEL WAS A DREAM EDITOR TO WORK WITH ON MY TED BOOKS PROJECT. AT THE 10,000-FOOT VIEW, SHE WAS AN INSIGHTFUL AND ENGAGED CO-PILOT, CONCEIVING AND SHAPING THE OVERALL APPROACH OF THE BOOK. AT THE 10-FOOT LEVEL, SHE HAD ENDLESS RESERVES OF CAREFUL ATTENTION AND PATIENCE, AS WE WRESTLED A BOOK WITH MANY MOVING PARTS TO THE GROUND. ABOVE ALL, RACHEL BRINGS JOY, PASSION, AND PROFESSIONALISM TO HER WORK, AND TO ALL OF THOSE AROUND HER WHO ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE HER ON THEIR TEAM." – Larry Smith, author and founder of the Six-Word Memoir Project





Services
Non-Fiction
Health & Wellbeing
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2016 — Present

I'm a multimedia storyteller with decades of experience creating content in all media. I partner with individuals and companies to help them create and edit a narrative that reaches those who matter to them the most - their audience and consumers.

Ornish Lifestyle Medicine

Jan, 2014 — Dec, 2015 (almost 2 years)

I was the launch editorial director of Ornish Living, the digital magazine that supported the doctors and patients in the Dr. Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease. I directed all editorial, as well as the overall social strategy for the Ornish brand.

Ted Books

Dec, 2011 — Dec, 2013 (about 2 years)

I launched TED Books, an imprint of the TED Conference that published short nonfiction works designed for print and digital distribution based on TED Talks. I was in charge of book acquisitions, editing, and managing the editorial calendar and senior editors.

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