David Hood Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

- Spearheaded coverage of the politicization of ESG - Covered DEI industry changes- Led ESG team’s coverage of congressional ESG news- Detailed the growth and emergence of an anti-ESG, parallel economy- Helped cover every public company ESG shareholder proposal during the 2023 proxy season

Washington, Dc, Us

- Led newsroom coverage of Senate leadership- I produced intelligence, reports and stories about the Senate leaders- Helped write, edit and produce daily congressional newsletter- Led Bloomberg Government’s coverage of Latinos in the midterm elections- Co-chaired company’s Latino employee resource group, V!VA

Arlington, Va, Us

- Brainstormed, pitched and executed five-part “Fixing the IRS” series- Led newsroom coverage of the Small Business Administration across Bloomberg products and platforms during the Paycheck Protection Program era- Covered the final implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax policy news- Broke more than a dozen bank accounting stories in 2020- Produced a pandemic business interruption insurance podcast that won a Gold American Society of Business Publication Editors award and a national Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing award- Led a team of reporters covering corporate diversity issues- Co-chaired company's Latino employee resource group, V!VA

New York, Ny, Us

- Led coverage of insurance and financial services regulations- Specialized in financial stability and banking regulators’ policy- Developed relationships with more than two dozen member offices- Helped write, edit and produce a weekly financial regulations newsletter- Mastered Affordable Care Act and health insurance industry- Helped cover every financial services company earnings report- Broke an investigative story detailing how a group of hedge funds sought to seize Affordable Care Act subsidies via complicated contracts and litigation finance

Arlington, Va, Us

- Developed deep sources at the FDA and its regulated industries- Covered generic drug and medical device policy and legislation- Mastered Administrative Procedures Act processes

Santa Ana, California, Us

- Wrote front-page stories for three major Southern California newspapers- Covered 28 members of the L.A. County, Orange County, San Bernadino County and Riverside County congressional delegation- Translated legislation and policy developed in Congress and the Obama administration for Southern California readers- Helped write and produce a weekly column highlighting Orange County in D.C.- Specialized in campaign finance policy- Shot, wrote and produced two eight-page photoessay spreads- Wrote investigative story about LA-area Veterans Affairs hospitals that led to policy changes

- Hired and led 66 editorial staff members to serve a daily newspaper- Managed payroll and budget of more than $250,000- Mentored junior writers and editors- Led overhaul of newsroom multimedia integration and strategy

- Brainstormed, produced and edited news content- Steered political coverage of the 2012 election- Revamped newsroom newsworthiness guidelines and criteria- Led coverage of the Cal State University Board of Trustees

Washington, Dc, Us

- Reported technology, business and political news in Washington, D.C.- Produced in-depth environmental, social and governance stories