About Elizabeth Ostertag

Liz Ostertag is a New York-based journalist covering business, technology, and consumer wellness. Her reporting explores how brands, products, and innovations shape the modern wellness economy, with a focus on e-commerce, product trends, and consumer behavior. Liz frequently reviews fitness and wellness products and writes about developments across connected fitness, health tech, and lifestyle.

She holds a BA in English from Princeton University, a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law, and an MBA from the Wharton School.

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