Monica Lewinsky
We’ve worked closely with Monica Lewinsky on issues important to her, including public shaming and bullying, as we helped reframe a public narrative that was long overdue, reintroducing the world to the true Monica Lewinsky.
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ABOUT MONICA LEWINSKY
Monica Lewinsky is an activist, writer, producer, global public speaker, and contributing editor to Vanity Fair. She is also the host of the podcast Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky, which launched in February 2025, and explores personal narratives of identity, survival, and transformation. A leading voice on issues of public shaming, cyberbullying, and resilience, Lewinsky has transformed her personal experience into powerful advocacy work. Through writing, speaking, and storytelling, she fosters conversations around shame, resilience, and reclaiming one’s voice.
She is also the executive producer of the Hulu series The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, which will be released on August 20, 2025. After meeting Knox at a conference, Lewinsky read a New York Times interview in which Knox expressed interest in adapting her memoir. Lewinsky initiated the project, bringing together key players and helping secure KJ Steinberg and The Littlefield Company to bring the story to life. She previously served as a producer on Ryan Murphy’s Impeachment: American Crime Story for FX and as an executive producer on the HBO Max documentary 15 Minutes of Shame.
After a decade of silence, in 2014 Lewinsky authored the essay “Shame and Survival” for Vanity Fair, in which she re-examined her experiences at the center of a political, legal, and media maelstrom in 1998 connected to the impeachment of President Clinton. She challenged the often-misogynistic culture of shame that continues to cannibalize the powerless; the piece was nominated for a National Magazine Award.
In 2015, she delivered her TED Talk, “The Price of Shame,” which has been viewed more than 25 million times, and has spoken at major events including the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit and the Cannes Lions Festival.
As a social activist, Lewinsky advocates for a safer social media environment and addresses topics such as digital resilience, privacy, and cultivating compassion online. In 2017, for National Bullying Prevention Month, she launched the #ClickWithCompassion campaign and released the Emmy-nominated PSA In Real Life in collaboration with BBDO New York. She and BBDO continued to partner in 2018 and 2019 on additional award-winning campaigns. Her most recent 2023 campaign, Stand Up to Yourself, encourages people to stop “self-bullying.”
Lewinsky is a founding board member of the Childhood Resilience Foundation, serves on the advisory board of Project Rockit (Australia’s premier anti-bullying organization), and is an Ambassador for The Diana Award’s Anti-Bullying Program in the UK. She holds a master’s degree in social psychology from the London School of Economics and
Political Science
We began working with Monica in 2014 where we devised a strategy centered on continually building momentum; raising the impact and reach of each press moment. We engaged ad firm BBDO to create a PSA campaign around the issues of shaming and bullying, and subsequently we worked twice more on major campaigns for bullying prevention month.
ABOUT MONICA LEWINSKY
Monica Lewinsky is a producer, social activist, global public speaker and contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Her focus is on storytelling that moves the conversation forward – around shame, reclaiming identities and justice for women.
In 2014, Lewinsky authored an essay nominated for a National Magazine Award titled “Shame and Survival” for Vanity Fair in which she re-examined her personal experiences at the center of a political, legal and media maelstrom in 1998, and challenged the often-misogynistic culture of shame that continues to cannibalize the powerless. Lewinsky was a speaker at the 2015 TED Conference in Vancouver; her speech, “The Price of Shame,” has been viewed nearly 20 million times.
She has also spoken at the Forbes “30 Under 30 Summit” and delivered the Ogilvy + Inspire Lecture at the prestigious Cannes Lions Festival. Lewinsky is an executive producer on the documentary 15 Minutes of Shame for HBO Max and producer of FX’s Impeachment: American Crime Story. Her company, Alt Ending Productions, recently announced a first look production deal with 20th Television.
We began working with Monica in 2014 where we devised a strategy centered on continually building momentum; raising the impact and reach of each press moment. We engaged ad firm BBDO to create a PSA campaign around the issues of shaming and bullying, and subsequently we worked twice more on major campaigns for bullying prevention month.
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