# Ramesh Ponnuru > Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a contributing columnist for The Washington Post, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. A Princeton-trained historian who started at National Review as an intern and never really left, he has spent more than two decades as one of the most cited voices in American conservatism, championing 'reform conservative' ideas like expanding the child tax credit and rethinking monetary policy. He is also a contributing editor to the policy journal National Affairs and a frequent television commentator. - **Role:** Editor at National Review - **Organizations:** National Review, The Washington Post, American Enterprise Institute, National Affairs - **From:** Prairie Village, Kansas, United States - **Nationality:** American - **Education:** B.A. in History, summa cum laude, Princeton University, High school diploma, Shawnee Mission East High School - **Known for:** Editor of National Review, one of America's flagship conservative magazines, Contributing columnist for The Washington Post, Senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute since 2012 ## Career timeline - **1995** — Graduates summa cum laude from Princeton with a history degree; senior thesis supervised by Robert P. George - **1999** — Becomes senior editor at National Review after starting as an intern and reporter - **2006** — Publishes 'The Party of Death' - **2012** — Named a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute - **2013** — Fellow at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics - **2014** — Co-edits 'Room to Grow' with Yuval Levin; featured in a New York Times Magazine cover story on reform conservatism - **2015** — Named to the Politico 50 alongside his wife April Ponnuru - **2022** — Becomes editor of National Review magazine ## Achievements - Editor of National Review, one of America's flagship conservative magazines - Contributing columnist for The Washington Post - Senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute since 2012 - Named to the Politico 50 in 2015 alongside his wife - the first husband-and-wife pair to appear simultaneously - Identified as a leading intellectual of the reform conservative movement - Author and co-editor of multiple influential books and policy collections ## Latest updates - **2022** — Took the helm as editor of National Review magazine. ## Links - Website: https://www.nationalreview.com/author/ramesh-ponnuru/ - Twitter/X: https://x.com/RameshPonnuru --- Profile page: https://yespress.io/ramesh-ponnuru Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io Last updated: 2026-06-02