Cathie Gandel

Cathie Gandel was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, but lost her Brooklyn accent during four years at Sweet Briar College in Virginia. She has spent over 25 years as a freelance writer in journalism and corporate communications. Ms. Gandel has lived and worked in four cities on three continents: Melbourne, Australia; Tokyo, Japan; Los Angeles and New York.

Ms. Gandel’s first book, Jon Jerde in Japan: Designing the Spaces Between, was published in April, 2000 by Balcony Press. The book became number 4 on The Los Angeles Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List in July of that year.

As a freelance journalist, Ms. Gandel has written on health; travel; gardening; marketing, advertising and public relations; social trends in Japan; retail development/construction; corporate philanthropy. She has also done profiles of business leaders in the U.S. and Japan. Her articles or essays have appeared in AARP/The Magazine, Retail Construction, The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Business Journal, The Far East Traveler, Asia, Inc., Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Asian Advertising and Marketing and Winds, the Japan Airlines in-flight magazine.

Ms. Gandel now lives in Bridgehampton, New York. She is married to Earl Gandel and they have two sons, Matthew and Stephen.