Leah Vincent

Leah Vincent is a writer and activist. The first person in her family to go to college, she went on to earn a master's degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. In addition to writing for various publications, including the Huffington Post and the Jewish Daily Forward, she is an advocate for reform within ultra-Orthodoxy and for the empowerment of former ultra-Orthodox Jews seeking a self-determined life. She works with Footsteps, the only organization in the United States supporting formerly ultra-Orthodox individuals.