Meryl Natow graduated from Harvard, where she majored in Visual and Environmental Studies and minored in Religion. She is a native New Yorker, an avid reader, and has an abiding fascination with the design of book covers.

Since graduating, Meryl (Natow) Breidbart lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and dog. During the day she is a venture capital investor at At One Ventures, where she invests in founders helping humanity be a net positive to nature. In her spare time, Meryl is involved in housing rights and housing justice in NYC. She is also the cofounder of Chirps, a snack food brand that makes chips and protein powder with crickets.