Gerry Smith is a Biotech reporter at Bloomberg News. Colleagues describe him as "During his time working in the Cox Newspapers Washington bureau, Gerry proved himself to be an extraordinarily good young journalist. His reporting was aggressive and accurate, his stories were clear and fair, he was energetic and a terrific colleague." and "Gerry was a serious student of journalism when in my classes as Wake Forest, excelling both in editing and in-depth reporting. He skillfully paired his natural curiosity and work ethic with an easy and engaging writing style. He has had broad and intense professional reporting and writing experiences since then in Washington, Chicago and abroad. I recommend him highly for writing assignments of all kinds."