Uri Blau, Israel, is a veteran investigative journalist with over 25 years' experience conducting complex investigations.
His work has revealed the corrupt practices of top public figures, murky money trails of wealthy businessmen, military-related wrongdoings and more. Blau’s stories have been published in Haaretz, BBC, Washington Post, AP, Harper’s Weekly, ProPublica, PBS, Nieman Reports and other platforms.
Blau was a 2014 fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, where he researched various models for investigative journalism. He is currently working as the Director of Global Investigative Projects in the Israel-based Shomrim, a nonprofit investigative platform.
- Investigations

Shadow Diplomats
2022

The Uber Files
2022

The Ericsson List
2022

Pandora Papers
2021

FinCEN Files
2020

Paradise Papers
2017

The Panama Papers
2016

Swiss Leaks
2015

Luxembourg Leaks
2014

Secrecy for Sale
2013
- Stories by Uri Blau
Sudanese businessman Abdelbasit Hamza — whose company holdings feature in Cyprus Confidential documents — has been accused of being “a central figure in Hamas' investment portfolio.”
Dec 20, 2023

The Russian leader met a former teacher decades later, but new documents support old suspicions about Putin’s influence.
Apr 02, 2023

The international business and philanthropic group led by Israel’s richest woman includes a Luxembourg subsidiary that shares its address with more than 1200 other companies, and uses complex financial structures.
Nov 07, 2014

The team and the goals behind this six-month investigative collaboration.
Nov 05, 2014
