Tatiana Schlossberg

Here is a biographical profile of Tatiana Schlossberg, with citations.

Tatiana Schlossberg – Life, Career, and Influence

Tatiana Schlossberg is an American environmental journalist and author, known for her reporting on climate and her book Inconspicuous Consumption. She is also a member of the Kennedy family.

Introduction

Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg (born May 5, 1990) is an American environmental journalist, author, and commentator. As both a public intellectual and a member of the Kennedy family, she occupies a space at the intersection of journalism, activism, and legacy.

Early Life and Family

Tatiana Schlossberg was born in New York City at Weill Cornell Medical Center on May 5, 1990.

She has two siblings: an older sister, Rose Schlossberg, born in 1988, and a younger brother, John “Jack” Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg, born in 1993.

Growing up, Tatiana was raised in Manhattan’s Upper East Side but also spent significant time at her maternal grandmother’s estate on Martha’s Vineyard.

Education

Tatiana attended the Brearley School (an all-girls school in Manhattan) and also Trinity School, from which she graduated in 2008. Yale Herald, eventually becoming editor-in-chief.

After Yale, she pursued graduate studies at the University of Oxford, obtaining a Master’s in American History in 2014.

These academic foundations—history, writing, critical inquiry—prepared her for a career bridging journalism, public policy, and environmental analysis.

Career and Major Works

Journalism & Reporting

Tatiana began her journalistic career with internships and local reporting roles. She worked as a municipal reporter for The Record in Bergen County, New Jersey. The New York Times as an intern, later becoming a science and climate reporter.

At The New York Times, she contributed reporting to the Metro desk and eventually to the science & climate sections.

Her bylines have also appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Bloomberg, The Boston Globe, and Yale Environment 360, among others.

Inconspicuous Consumption (2019)

In August 2019, Schlossberg published her debut book, Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have.

The book was awarded the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award in 2020 by the Society of Environmental Journalists.

Personal Life

On September 9, 2017, Tatiana married George Moran (whom she first met at Yale) at the family’s estate on Martha’s Vineyard.

Tatiana maintains a public presence through her writing, newsletter (“News from a Changing Planet”), and speaking engagements.

Themes, Influence & Impact

• Bringing visibility to hidden impacts: One of Schlossberg’s central contributions is in making people aware of subtle or “inconspicuous” environmental footprints—from data centers to fast fashion—that are often overlooked.

• Bridging science and public discourse: Her background as a journalist with science/climate credentials allows her to translate technical or policy debates into accessible narratives.

• Legacy and platform: Although she is part of a prominent family, Schlossberg has built a distinct identity through her intellectual work and environmental focus.