Sarah Ryley
Investigative Journalist Editor Product Designer
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolSarah Ryley is a seasoned investigative journalist, editor, and product designer based in New York, with a two-decade track record of data-driven reporting that has spurred reforms and earned 30+ awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. She co-founded The Source Report to develop a data framework for investigating global supply chains, supported by two Brown Institute grants at Columbia, and recently joined the Columbia Startup Lab’s 2025–26 cohort. Her work spans The Boston Globe, The New York Daily News, The Trace, The New York Times Opinion Video, and The Fuller Project, where she led data-driven investigations that prompted policy changes and trained dozens of reporters in data tools. She completed the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship at Columbia University (2024–25), studying economics, business journalism, statistics, AI, and supply chains, and has finished a summer product design bootcamp. Currently self-employed as an Investigative Journalist, Editor, and Product Designer, she combines reporting, design, and mentoring to build practical newsroom tools and advance diversity in the profession.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Columbia UniversityGithub contributions (5)
sarahryley/subway-crime-map
Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
Contributions:8 commits in 12 days
TeamTrace/Chicago-Over-Under-Policing
Nov 2019 - Nov 2019
Contributions:7 commits, 4 pushes in 4 days
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