Deborah Needleman

Early life Needleman grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and graduated from George Washington University where she studied philosophy and art history.

Career Needleman worked as a photographer's assistant before becoming the photo editor at The Washington Post Sunday magazine. She wrote about gardens and design for The New York Times, Slate, and House & Garden, where she was an editor. When Sullivan asked Needleman to respond to the controversy, she admitted the error.

One of Needleman's last issues, in October 2016, was themed "The Greats" and had seven different covers featuring Michelle Obama, Zadie Smith, William Eggleston, Kerry James Marshall, Junya Watanabe, Lady Gaga, and Massimo Bottura.

WSJ The newspaper section Needleman created was called "Off Duty". It published on Saturdays, covering fashion, tech, design, and food. The name was suggested by her husband. While launching the section for the paper in 2010, Needleman agreed to become the editor in chief of WSJ. magazine.

domino magazine Launched by Condé Nast Publications in 2005, Domino was a decorating style magazine centered on the home. In its first year, domino was honored with The Hot List Startup of the Year by Adweek, Top Launch of the Year by Media Industry Newsletter and The A-List 10 under 50 by Advertising Age. In its third year, the magazine grew to a rate base of 800K. By the time it closed, it had a circulation of 1 million. The magazine received two 2008 National Magazine Award nominations from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME).

Personal Needleman lives in Manhattan with her husband, Jacob Weisberg, the co-founder with Malcolm Gladwell of Pushkin Industries, a podcasting and audio production company, and their two children. She is the author of The Perfectly Imperfect Home, an illustrated treatise on home decorating; and co-author of Domino: The Book of Decorating. She is on the board of the National Book Foundation and the Modernism Advisory Council of the World Monument Fund.