Cindy Rich came to The Washingtonian in 2001 from NBC News. A 1998 graduate of the University of Virginia, her recent stories have included “Something Happened and We Don’t Know Why” (November 2006), “I Never Even Saw Him” (June 2006), “Two Hearts Beating as One” February 2006), “How I Saved My Life” (November 2005), “How Many People Did You Kill?” (August 2005), and “A Warrior in Two Worlds” (September 2004). She is the editor of Washingtonian's wedding guides.

Rich has received numerous Dateline Awards from the Washington Society of Professional Journalists, including an award for investigate reporting for her November 2004 story “How Teens are Getting High.” Her January 2003 story “When Jared Stopped Smiling,” about a friend’s suicide, was named a notable essay in The Best American Essays 2004.

Rich, who grew up in Montgomery County and went to Walter Johnson High School, lives with her husband in Silver Spring.