Eilene Zim­mer­man has been a jour­nal­ist for three decades, cov­er­ing busi­ness, tech­nol­o­gy, and social issues for many nation­al mag­a­zines and news­pa­pers. She was a colum­nist for The New York Times Sun­day Busi­ness sec­tion for six years and since 2004 has been a reg­u­lar con­trib­u­tor to the news­pa­per. In 2017, Zim­mer­man also began pur­su­ing a master’s degree in social work.