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Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Atlantic City

I am a freelance reporter based in the Atlantic City area. I write about banking and finance and I am also working on some longer-term investigative projects focused on immigration and cross-border (US and Mexico) businesses.

New York, United States

I edited and wrote for a subscription-based news website, a quarterly print magazine, social media posts and more. I virtually managed a small global reporting team responsible for covering how asset managers and allocators use derivatives. I liaised with financial industry professionals to craft contributed content and design an editorial calendar.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

I wrote investigative pieces on Mexico's state oil company Pemex and covered Mexican companies ranging from billionaire tycoon Carlos Slim's telecom, finance and construction empire to Walmart de Mexico, Coca-Cola Femsa and the world's largest breadmaker, Grupo Bimbo.I also shared general bureau responsibilities which have included covering earthquakes.

I broke news and covered banks including JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch and Bank of America during the financial crisis and its aftermath. I interviewed top chief executives including Jamie Dimon and John Thain and contributed to team reporting on the collapse of Lehman Brothers and other key events.

London, New York, Hong Kong

Managed a team of three to five reporters based in London, New York and Hong Kong. Responsible for helping train and edit staff, as well as make decisions about the newsletter's online and print strategy.

London, United Kingdom

Covered the over-the-counter derivatives market, building sources to break news on big deals, new financial products and industry personnel.