Ulrich Boser

Ulrich Boser is an award-winning reporter whose writings have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Smithsonian, among others. Boser has also worked as a contributing editor at US News and World Report and as the special projects editor for the Washington Post Express. He is also the founding editor of the Open Case, a crime magazine and web community.




Boser writes feature stories and investigative articles about culture, politics, and social issues and serves as the research coordinator for a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded project that will grade the 50 states on their systems of education. In February 2009 HarperCollins published his book on the Isabella Stewart Gardner art heist to glowing reviews. “Boser has produced a captivating portrait of the world's biggest unsolved art theft,” noted the Wall Street Journal. The book was also a Boston Globe best-seller.

Boser’s work has received various awards and citations. His reporting has been profiled in the New York Times, and Washingtonian Magazine recently called him “a writer to watch.” He has also been an Arthur F. Burns fellow, won the National Award For Education Reporting, and served as the associate editor for the US News Ultimate Guide to Colleges, which became one of the bestselling reference books of 2004.

Boser has appeared as a commentator for various outlets, including CNN, FOX News, National Public Radio, MSNBC, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. He has also been invited to lecture at numerous institutions from Stanford University to the US Chamber of Commerce. He graduated with honors from Dartmouth College and lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and two children.