Liza Donnelly

Cartoonist, The New Yorker

Liza Donnelly is a contract cartoonist and writer with The New Yorker magazine, where she has been drawing cartoons about culture and politics for over 30 years. She is also a columnist and cartoonist for Forbes.com, a contributing cartoonist on CBS This Morning, and a featured weekly political cartoonist for Medium; her writing and cartoons have appeared in Politico, The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post, and Salon. Ms. Donnelly is a cultural envoy for the US State Department and travels the world speaking about freedom of speech, cartoons, and women’s rights. She has also spoken at TED events, the United Nations, and The New Yorker Festival. She is the author/editor of 15 books. Ms. Donnelly taught at Vassar College and the School of Visual Arts; she is the recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Connecticut and the Woman of Distinction Prize from the American Association of University Women.