Cezary Podkul is a freelance reporter who investigates FOIA, finance, transparency, accountability, and datajournalism. Currently, he writes at Pro Publica and teaches data journalism and financial journalism at Hong Kong University's Journalism and Media Studies Centre. Previously, Podkul was a Senior Reporter at the Wall Street Journal. Before that, he taught investigative journalism at Columbia University's School of Journalism. Podkul received his B.Sc. in Management from the The Wharton School, his B.A. in Philosophy from University of Pennsylvania, and his M.S. in Investigative Journalism and Digital Journalism from Columbia University School of Journalism.