Sean McGoey was ICIJ’s 2021 editorial fellow as part of the Scripps Howard Foundation’s Roy W. Howard Fellowship program, producing stories and audio for the website and contributing data work for ongoing projects.

Before joining ICIJ, Sean was a master’s student in journalism at the University of Maryland. There, he worked as a data and graphics reporter for Capital News Service and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, covering education, housing and the 2020 presidential election.

Sean is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Virginia. He lives in Richmond, Virginia with his beloved record collection.