Jesús Escudero, Spain, is ICIJ’s data reporter and researcher.
He started working with ICIJ as a partner on the Pulitzer-winning Panama Papers investigation in 2016. At that time, he worked in the first data unit ever created in a Spanish media organization, at El Confidencial. Escudero joined ICIJ as a full-time data journalist in 2023.
ICIJ member since 2017, he participated on several cross-border investigations lead by ICIJ including Caspian Cabals, Cyprus Confidential, Pandora Papers, FinCEN Files, Luanda Leaks, Implant Files and Paradise Papers.
Escudero has contributed to projects that won the Online Journalism Award for Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships, the TRACE Price for Investigative Reporting, the Investigative Reporting and Editors (IRE) Gannett Award for Innovation, the George Polk Award and the Best Journalist Award in Spain.
- Investigations
- Stories by Jesús Escudero
How ICIJ’s data-driven methodology underpins our investigation that exposed China’s global repression campaign.
Jun 19, 2025
Nine years after the Panama Papers helped turbocharge authorities’ pursuit of hidden wealth, the global impacts of ICIJ’s offshore investigations are still being felt.
Apr 03, 2025
Data journalists reviewed public records, news coverage and reports by an advocacy group to create a database spanning six years that gives a glimpse into the pattern of deadly smuggling.
Apr 30, 2024
From company structure charts to detailed email exchanges and more, ICIJ’s data and research unit analyzed millions of documents to uncover Cyprus’ financial secrets.
Nov 14, 2023
Baker McKenzie has been a pioneer in corporate tax dodging. It now acts for notorious tycoons, arms makers and authoritarian regimes operating in the shadow economy.
Oct 04, 2021
The Pandora Papers’s 11.9 million records arrived from 14 different offshore services firms in a jumble of files and formats – even ink-on-paper – presenting a massive data-management challenge
Oct 03, 2021
Alcogal set up offshore companies for 160 politicians and public officials, leaked records show – including some accused of looting their countries.
Oct 03, 2021










