Annie Jacobsen (born June 28, 1967) is an American investigative journalist, author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist and the New York Times bestselling author of AREA 51, OPERATION PAPERCLIP, THE PENTAGON'S BRAIN, PHENOMENA, SURPRISE, KILL, VANISH and the forthcoming FIRST PLATOON (pub date 1.12.2021).

Her books have been translated into nine languages. She also writes and produces television including Tom Clancy's JACK RYAN, for Amazon Studios, and CLARICE, for CBS. She was a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times Magazine from 2009 until 2012. Jacobsen writes about war, weapons, security, and secrets.

A graduate of Princeton University, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two sons.