Micheline Maynard is a journalist, author and professor. She is a contributing columnist at the Washington Post, writing for Voices Across America about business and culture. She is the creator of the CulinaryWoman Newsletter, and was a senior business correspondent and Detroit bureau chief for The New York Times. She served as senior editor for Here & Now, the daily NPR news program. She is the author of four books, including The End of Detroit: How The Big Three Lost Their Grip On The American Car Market. An avid fan of baseball and classic film, she lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.