Aaron Kessler
Data And Investigative Journalist
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolAaron Kessler is an award-winning data and investigative journalist with more than a decade of experience turning complex government and business datasets into impactful reporting. He blends shoe-leather reporting with industry-leading data science and coding skills—especially in R—to surface stories across health care, finance, technology, transportation, housing, education and politics. A Certified Scrum Master and Knight-Bagehot Fellow who completed Columbia Business School coursework, he designs newsroom workflows and builds data-driven interactive experiences that expand audience engagement. His work has earned regional Emmys and national journalism honors and has been a finalist for the Gerald Loeb and Livingston awards. He teaches data journalism at The George Washington University and regularly trains peers through Investigative Reporters & Editors, bringing a product-minded, team-driven approach to newsroom innovation. Based in Washington, D.C., he’s known for pairing rigorous business and investigative instincts with pragmatic tool-building that makes complex accountability reporting reproducible and scalable.
10 years of coding experience
Columbia University - Columbia Business SchoolMaster’s Degree, Business and Economics Journalism, Master’s Degree, Business and Economics Journalism at Columbia University - Graduate School of JournalismBachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Washington University in St. LouisUniversity of Missouri
Stackoverflow
41reputation
665reached
1answer
1question
Github Skills (12)
tidyverse8
graphql6
gatsbyjs6
javascript6
gatsby6
r5
rscript5
statistics5
hugo4
ruby2
python2
pdf-files1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
amkessler/data-science-in-tidyverse
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
Exploring the tidyverse, a one-day workshop @ NICAR 18
Contributions:68 commits, 46 pushes in 1 month
tidyverse
amkessler/aaronkessler
Nov 2019 - Jun 2026
Contributions:98 pushes in 6 years 9 months
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