Morning Money co-author covering Wall Street, crypto and fintech. Previously health care for POLITICO's New Jersey bureau from July 2018-Dec. 2021.

I moved to Buyouts Insider, a UCG company, after Thomson Reuters sold Buyouts Magazine to UCG in October 2014. My responsibilities are the same as they were at Thomson Reuters. I covered private equity and investment allocations at public pensions and other large institutions.

Reported on the private equity industry for Buyouts Magazine and peHUB.com. My beat included public pensions, fundraising and leveraged lending.

Led US/North America coverage for Private Debt Investor, which launched in early 2013. Reported on international private equity activity, with a focus on the Latin American and US regulatory beats.

Organized and instructed weekly, semester-long training programs for 12-15 new writers and editors.Wrote and published at least two proprietary 700-word articles on Williamsburg/William & Mary events per week.Edited the News and Sports sections and contributed to staff editorials.

Worked as a general assignment reporter covering local politics, street crime and the foreclosure crisis; assisted several beat writers on joint coverage.Covered on-the-scene reaction to the manslaughter verdict handed down to former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle, including interviews and reports from the subsequent protest and riot that took place in downtown Oakland later that night.Collaborated on a long-term, investigative article on the underreporting of crime within immigrant communities due to structural, cultural and linguistic barriers that inhibit victims from engaging with The Oakland Police Department.

Composed dozens of official statements and letters for Rep. Stark, including a speech delivered on the House floor introducing Rep. Judy Chu as the first Chinese-American woman elected to Congress.Researched and constructed an interactive map of California’s 13th congressional district for Rep. Stark’s website, which explained how specific appropriations were distributed throughout the district.Participated in weekly House Democratic Caucus message meetings, submitting a weekly report of the meeting to Rep. Stark’s press secretary and appropriate legislative assistants.