Sarah Hurwitz — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Head Speechwriter for Michelle Obama (2010-2017)
Author of 'Here All Along' (2019), exploring Judaism and spirituality
Author of 'As a Jew' (2025), a New York Times Best Seller
Served as a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University in 2017
Appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by Barack Obama
Attended Harvard University and Harvard Law School

Biography

Sarah Hurwitz is an American speechwriter and author. She began her career as an intern in Al Gore's speechwriting office in 1998. She later served as chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign and deputy chief speechwriter for the presidential campaigns of Senator John Kerry and General Wesley Clark.

Hurwitz joined then-Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign as a senior speechwriter.