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Staff

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Sumi Aggarwal

Chief Strategy Officer

Sumi Aggarwal is The Intercept’s inaugural chief strategy officer and an investigative reporter and editor.

sumi.aggarwal@theintercept.com
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Sam Biddle

Senior Technology Reporter

Sam Biddle is a reporter focusing on malfeasance and misused power in technology.

sam.biddle@theintercept.com
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David Bralow

General Counsel

David Bralow is a media law lawyer and educator located in New York.

david.bralow@theintercept.com
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Annie Chabel

Chief Executive Officer

Annie Chabel is The Intercept’s inaugural Chief Executive Officer and based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

annie.chabel@theintercept.com
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Chelsey Coombs

Social Producer

Chelsey B. Coombs is an NYC-based journalist and The Intercept’s Social Producer.

chelsey.coombs@theintercept.com
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Laura Flynn

Supervising Producer, TI Podcasts

Laura Flynn is an audio producer and reporter.

laura.flynn@theintercept.com
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Ali Gharib

Senior News Editor

Ali Gharib is a Brooklyn-based journalist.

ali.gharib@theintercept.com
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Akela Lacy

Politics Reporter

Akela Lacy is a journalist based in New York.

akela.lacy@theintercept.com
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Fei Liu

Product and Design Manager

Fei Liu is a designer and educator based in New York.

fei.liu@theintercept.com
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Miroslav Macala

Chief Operating Officer

Miroslav Macala is a New York-based senior executive focusing on business strategy and operations, originally from the Czech Republic.

miroslav.macala@theintercept.com
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Jeehan Mikdadi

Business Coordinator

Jeehan Mikdadi is the assistant for The Intercept’s senior executives and general counsel, and is based in New York City.

jeehan.mikdadi@theintercept.com
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Ben Muessig

Editor-in-Chief

Ben Muessig is interim Editor-in-Chief of The Intercept.

ben.muessig@theintercept.com
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Shawn Musgrave

Senior Counsel/Correspondent

Shawn Musgrave is a media law attorney and reporter based in New York.

shawn.musgrave@theintercept.com
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Celine Piser

Senior Director of Development

Celine Piser is an experienced development strategist passionate about using narrative-driven fundraising to support nonprofit journalism.

celine.piser@theintercept.com
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James Risen

Senior National Security Correspondent

James Risen is a journalist based in Washington, D.C.

jim.risen@theintercept.com
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Maryam Saleh

Senior Editor

Maryam Saleh is an editor and reporter focused on politics, justice issues, and foreign policy.

maryam.saleh@theintercept.com
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Elizabeth Sanchez

First Amendment Fellow

Elizabeth Sanchez is a First Amendment Fellow based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

elizabeth.sanchez@theintercept.com
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Liliana Segura

Senior Reporter

Liliana Segura is a journalist and editor with a longtime focus on the failings and excesses of the U.S. criminal justice system.

liliana.segura@theintercept.com
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Michael Sherrard

Chief Digital Officer

Michael Sherrard is a digital organizer and fundraiser.

michael.sherrard@theintercept.com
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Nara Shin

Senior Copy Editor

Nara Shin is a journalist based in New York City.

nara.shin@theintercept.com
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Jordan Smith

Senior Reporter

Jordan Smith is an award-winning investigative journalist based in Austin, Texas.

jordan.smith@theintercept.com
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Margot Williams

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.

margot.williams@theintercept.com

Board Members

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Adam Gunther

Board Member

Adam Gunther is a musician, philanthropist, and investor living in Los Angeles. He currently serves as treasurer of The Intercept’s board of directors.

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Michael D. Mann

Board Member

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.

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Maria Ressa

Board Member

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.

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Pat Christen

Board Member

Pat Christen is a managing director of the Omidyar Group, serving as a senior adviser to philanthropists Pierre and Pam Omidyar.