Ethan Ward is an award-winning journalist, media contributor, and researcher whose mission is to inspire people to see the beauty in themselves, in others, and the world. He is the founder of HEATDRAWN, a media company dedicated to celebrating diverse, unapologetic and bold ideas on a range of social issues. 

Ethan’s stories have been cited or picked up by every major news outlet in Los Angeles, including the Los Angeles Times. His reporting can be found in USA TODAY, LAist 89.3 (formerly KPCC), Capital & Main, Marketplace, and Crosstown LA, among others. A memoir about the year he lived in his car and his reporting on homelessness is repped by Daniel Greenberg of the Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency.

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Ethan holds a Master of Public Diplomacy and a bachelor’s in journalism from USC. He is a candidate for Master of Science in Human Computer Interaction, focused on responsible AI and product design for social good.