Sophie Heizer is a journalist based in Victoria, Canada, born on Vancouver Island. A dual Canadian-Australian citizen, she completed one year of university education at the University of Victoria in the writing program before moving to Melbourne, Australia, to complete her degree in journalism at RMIT University.

During the final year of her degree, Sophie was offered a permanent role at The Conversation, an independent source of news and views sourced from Australia's academic and research community. She acted as the Commissioning Editor of the Education section for just under two years before returning to the Island to become a full-time Canadian again.

Sophie has a strong background in politics and education, having studied, written about, and published on the topics for the last five years. She also has a broad spectrum of interests beyond politics and education including rugby (which she also currently plays), sewing and crafts, art, travel, books, podcasts, philosophy, food, science, mental health, and her cat Lenny.