Cynthia Leive

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A McLean, Virginia native, Cynthia (Cindi) Leive became Editor in Chief of Glamour magazine in May 2001.^{[citation needed]}

Under Leive, Glamour has received a record number of editorial awards. Furthermore, Glamour's circulation has risen to its highest levels ever, with a rate base of 2.25 million.^{[citation needed]}

Crain’s put Leive on its "Top 40 Under 40" list, and Leive was also named one of Gotham magazine’s most powerful women under 40 in New York.^{[citation needed]} In 2006, Glamour was named for the first time on both Advertising Age’s "A-List" and Adweek’s "Hot List," each of which recognize strength in circulation, advertising pages, editorial excellence and industry acclaim.^{[citation needed]}

Leive began her publishing career at Glamour, where she started as an editorial assistant, and worked alongside publishing legend, Ruth Whitney [1]. Leive left Glamour eleven years later with the title Deputy Editor and joined Self magazine as Editor in Chief. During Leive's tenure, Self’s circulation increased by eleven percent.^{[citation needed]}

A graduate of Swarthmore College, Leive now lives in New York City with her husband, film producer, Howard Bernstein; her daughter, Lucy, and her son, Isaac[2].