Steve Suo
Northwest Editor at ProPublica
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolSteve Suo is an investigative editor and data journalism leader with 11 years in senior newsroom roles, now launching ProPublica’s Northwest hub from Portland. He has built and led data teams at USA TODAY and The Oregonian, blending data wrangling, watchdog reporting and interactive storytelling to expose hidden patterns and hold power to account. A former startup co-founder and public records advocate, he brings entrepreneurial instincts to newsroom innovation and public-interest tech. His career includes shared Pulitzer recognition and work that influenced national policy, reflecting a knack for turning complex data into clear, impactful reporting. Trained in public policy at Harvard Kennedy School, he pairs rigorous policy understanding with deep practical experience in local and national investigative projects.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
MPP, Public Policy, MPP, Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy SchoolBA, Government, BA, Government at Oberlin CollegeDiploma, Diploma at Cincinnati Country Day School
Greek, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (8)
mruby6
ruby5
rails4
jruby4
rvm3
rubinius2
truffleruby2
pdf2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
TheOregonian/oil-spills
May 2019 - Feb 2020
Contributions:6 commits in 9 months
TheOregonian/osha
Jun 2019 - Feb 2020
Contributions:16 commits in 8 months
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