David Leonhardt
Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief
The New York Times
David Leonhardt is the Washington bureau chief of The New York Times.
Previously, Mr. Leonhardt wrote the paper’s Economic Scene column, focusing on the housing bubble, the economic downturn, the budget deficit, health reform and education. In April 2011, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
Mr. Leonhardt has also been a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and helped found the Economix blog. He won the Gerald Loeb Award for magazine writing in 2009 for a Times Magazine article, “Obamanomics.” In 2005, he was one of the reporters who produced “Class Matters,” the paper’s series on social class in the United States. In 2004, he founded an analytical sports column, called “Keeping Score.” He became Washington bureau chief in September 2011.
Before joining The Times in 1999, he worked for Business Week magazine and The Washington Post.
Mr. Leonhardt studied applied mathematics at Yale. He is a third-generation native of New York.
Recent Events and Presentations
Washington Launch of “Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage”
Rob Atkinson and Stephen Ezell present the findings and conclusions from their new book on a panel moderate by David Leonhardt.
