David Cay Johnston

At-a-Glance

Recipient of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting for exposing loopholes and inequities in the U.S. tax code.
Author of eight best-selling books.
Professor of Practice in the College of Liberal Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology, starting August 2024.
Served as Chief Editor at DCReport.org from 2017 to 2023.
Board President of Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) from 2012 to 2014.
Reported for The New York Times (1995-2008), Los Angeles Times (1976-1988), Detroit Free Press (1973-1976), and San Jose Mercury News (1968-1973).
Specializes in economics and tax issues, writing columns for Tax Notes, Reuters, and Al Jazeera America.

Biography

David Cay Johnston is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and best-selling author, widely recognized for his expertise in economics and tax issues. He currently serves as a Professor of Practice in the College of Liberal Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology, a role he began in August 2024. Prior to this, he was the chief editor at DCReport.org from 2017 to 2023 and a lecturer at Syracuse University College of Law from 2009 to 2024.