Jennifer Ash Rudick

Jennifer Ash Rudick (born 16 January 1963) is an American journalist, author and documentary filmmaker.
She is the producer of the documentary Iris by Albert Maysles starring Iris Apfel. It premiered at the New York Film Festival in October 2014, and was subsequently acquired by Magnolia Pictures for US theatrical distribution in 2015. She also directed and produced the documentary Diner en Blanc.
Rudick is the author of three books: Palm Beach Chic (2016); Tropical Style: Private Palm Beach (1992) and The Expectant Father (1995) which sold over 900,000 copies. Her design book titled Out East will be released in July 2017 by Vendome Press.
As a journalist, she has written for national publications including the Washington Post and Forbes magazine. She was an editor at WWD/W and Town & Country magazine and is currently a contributor to Veranda magazine.
Born in Miami, Florida and raised in Palm Beach, Rudick’s father was Clarke Ash (1923 - 2011), the editor for the Miami News. Under his direction, the paper won three Pulitzer Prizes. Ash was also editor of the editorial page for the Palm Beach Post. He received an award for leadership and support from President Lyndon Johnson for his support of the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Florida Governor, Claude Kirk cited Ash for his campaign to protect the Everglades and for the creation of the Biscayne National Monument.
Her mother, Agnes Ash, was the publisher of the Palm Beach Daily News. She won 12 newspaper awards including the New York Women's award as editor of The New York Times. She was also a reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution and was the first business editor for the Washington Post.
Rudick received a BA from Kenyon College and an MFA from the New School for Social Research.
She lives in New York City with her husband, Joe Rudick, and their two children, Clarke and Amelia.