Bio: Peter Whoriskey is a reporter at The Washington Post whose current work focuses on investigations of economic and financial issues. He has been a staff writer for The Washington Post since 2001 and has covered a wide array of subjects, including child labor in the world’s cocoa harvest, the effects of private equity in healthcare, and two of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the United States, Andrew and Katrina. His work has won a number of awards, including a George Polk for his series on the role of pharmaceutical companies influencing drug research, “Biased Research, Big Profits.” Previously, he worked at the Miami Herald, where his stories on Hurricane Andrew's destruction of mobile homes prompted a Congressional hearing and reform of construction standards. The Herald's reporting on the disaster was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for public service.

Location: Washington, DC