David Swerdlick is an American journalist who works for The Washington Post.
Swerdlick was born in Brooklyn but was raised in the San Francisco Bay area.[1] His father is Jewish and his mother is African American.[2][3] He graduated with a B.A from U.C. Berkeley and with a J.D. from the University of North Carolina Law School.[1] After school he worked as an associate editor for The Root.[1] In 2012, Swerdlick wrote for the New York Daily News's election blog "The Rumble" and also freelanced for various newspapers and magazines.[1] In 2015, he accepted a position as editor of The Washington Post.[1] Swerdlick is married to Asila Calhoun.[4] He is a frequent political commentator on CNN.