Rebecca Bloom is a graduate of Yale College and the New York University School of Law. A former workplace and benefits attorney, she has served at Bay Area Cancer Connections for over twenty-six years as a patient advocate and a healthcare, insurance, and workplace advisor for women fighting breast and ovarian cancer. Bloom was a contributing writer to and editor of Breast Cancer in the Workplace, and regularly speaks at conferences and organizations on supporting women as they navigate their health journeys. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.