Mary Julia Koch is a journalist for The New York Sun, reporting primarily on issues of higher education and foreign policy. Her writing has also been featured in Air Mail and The Free Press. In 2023, Mary Julia graduated from Harvard University, where she was the editor-in-chief of the weekly student paper, the Harvard Independent. Mary Julia is a partner at the Robin Hood Foundation’s Rising Leaders Collective, with a focus on improving K-12 education in New York City; a member of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Vanguard Council and Apollo Circle; a member of the Young Patrons Circle of the New York City Ballet; and a graduate board member of the Harvard Independent.
Mary Julia has also worked with Little Sisters of the Assumption, a non-profit organization based in East Harlem that provides food, clothing, education, and healthcare to vulnerable families in the neighborhood. In high school, Mary Julia tutored students in Little Sisters of the Assumption's after-school programs and launched a tutoring group that provided a model for other New York City high schools. In 2019, the organization awarded Mary Julia its first-ever Spirit of Service Award. She has remained involved through philanthropy.
