Mélanie Berliet is an American author and journalist based in New York City.

[2] When she was in her 20s, she worked on Wall Street, but left to pursue a writing career.

[7] She has written for Vanity Fair,[8][9] The Atlantic,[10] Elle,[11] Pacific Standard Magazine,[12] The Daily Beast,[13] Esquire,[14] Thought Catalog, Cosmopolitan, and New York magazine.

[7] Berliet is currently (2019) General Manager[15] at The Spruce,[16] a lifestyle website focused on home decor and food, within the Dotdash publishing family.

Berliet also outlines her time on Wall Street, and her experiences transitioning her career to become an immersive journalist.