Scott Hanford Stossel (born August 7, 1969) is an American journalist and editor.
He is the national editor of The Atlantic magazine, and previously served as executive editor of The American Prospect magazine.
Life
Stossel is the son of Anne Hanford and Thomas P. Stossel, the brother of cartoonist Sage Stossel, and the nephew of TV journalist John Stossel.
He is a graduate of Harvard University.
In 2014, Stossel was awarded the Erikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media. He wrote two books including a New York Times bestseller, My Age of Anxiety.
He has advocated for approaches to help anxiety.