Laurie Hays
Laurie Hays | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor |
| Years active | At least 1980s–present |
| Known for | Senior executive editor for beat reporting at Bloomberg News; 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting |
Laurie Hays has held the position of senior executive editor for beat reporting at Bloomberg News. Her career includes 23 years at The Wall Street Journal, where she worked as a reporter, served as a correspondent in Moscow, and took on editorial responsibilities. During her tenure, she was part of a team awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, recognizing their investigative work on corporate corruption scandals.
Early life
Raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, Hays attended Phillips Exeter Academy and made history as the first female editor of its weekly student publication, The Exonian. She earned her degree from Harvard in 1979, graduating with honors in American history, and contributed to The Harvard Crimson throughout her college years.
Following her graduation, Hays began her journalism career at the New Orleans States-Item, where she covered political and crime stories in the Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes. In 1983, she moved to Wilmington to join The News Journal as a reporter.