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Sumi Aggarwal
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Sumi Aggarwal is The Intercept’s inaugural chief strategy officer and an investigative reporter and editor.
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Senior Technology Reporter
Sam Biddle is a reporter focusing on malfeasance and misused power in technology.
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First Amendment Fellow
Elizabeth Sanchez is a First Amendment Fellow based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Liliana Segura is a journalist and editor with a longtime focus on the failings and excesses of the U.S. criminal justice system.
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Jordan Smith
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Research Editor for Investigations
Margot Williams is a journalist and research editor who was part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams at the Washington Post.
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Adam Gunther
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Adam Gunther is a musician, philanthropist, and investor living in Los Angeles. He currently serves as treasurer of The Intercept’s board of directors.
Michael D. Mann
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Michael D. Mann combines more than 15 years of leading U.S. SEC international regulatory and enforcement strategy with more than 25 years of private practice experience in counseling public companies, financial firms, and individuals in navigating the myriad of strategic challenges they confront.
Maria Ressa
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Maria Ressa is the co-founder and CEO of Rappler, the Philippines's leading investigative news site, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021.
Pat Christen
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Pat Christen is a managing director of the Omidyar Group, serving as a senior adviser to philanthropists Pierre and Pam Omidyar.