RYAN TATE ryantate@ryantate.com Brooklyn, NY EXPERIENCE: Technology Editor, The Intercept August 2014 - present * Agitated for and spearheaded the launch of technology-focused journalism at The Intercept, with goal of shaping policy and culture and broadening the audience of our publication. * Oversee reporting on surveillance, privacy, cyberwarfare, tech-driven social shifts, malfeasance in Silicon Valley, and all other aspects of technology coverage. * Oversee reporting on the Snowden archive, including stories on intelligence gathering, national security, and privacy, as well as domestic and international reporting partnerships and the "SIDtoday" project to release thousands of redacted, classified documents from the archive with robust editorial coverage. * Routinely edit investigative stories and series on abuse of law enforcement and intelligence authorities, on immigration and border issues, and on political corruption. * Editorial responsibility for The Intercept's inbound whistleblower streams, including SecureDrop, Signal, email, and physical mail. * Editorial lead on The Intercept's own digital privacy issues, including around publication on the web and email and for commenters and donors. * Manage the work of five reporters plus a carefully curated set of freelancers. * Title of Deputy Editor of The Intercept, Sept. 2014 - Feb. 2017, with nearly identical responsibilities. Senior Writer, Wired May 2012 - August 2014 * Founding writer for new Wired business vertical. * Frequently posted top-trafficked story on Wired.com. * Broke stories on ad targeting, tracking systems, and privacy issues that were widely followed by competitors. * Covered the intersection of business and technology, primarily online but also in print. Contributing Editor, Gawker.com January 2008 - April 2012 * Led tech coverage and, as inaugural full-time night editor, launched around-the-clock news coverage. * Number one and number two most-trafficked posts, 2010. Number one and number three most-trafficked posts, 2011. * Broke high-impact stories on security breaches, privacy scandals, Steve Jobs, and executives at Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other major tech and media companies. * Regularly called upon to edit the work of Gawker writers. * Full-time writer and a public face for Gawker, appearing frequently in news outlets like CNBC, NPR, and CNN. Staff Writer, San Francisco Business Times October 2002 - January 2008 * Wrote scoops on restaurants and hotels for weekly business paper. * Launched a groundbreaking industry blog called SF Covers in my spare time, attracting an offer from the national Eater/Curbed network to lead their San Francisco expansion. * Best Bay Area Business Reporter, 2006, San Francisco Bay Area Publicity Club. EDUCATION: B.A., political science, University of California, Berkeley (Editor in Chief and President, The Daily Californian; freelance reporter and intern, The Wall Street Journal; freelance columnist and reporter, Upside magazine) PUBLICATION: The 20% Doctrine: How Tinkering, Goofing Off, and Breaking the Rules at Work Drive Success in Business HarperBusiness, 2012 * A well-reviewed book on how side projects and skunkworks are transforming business in technology, media, education, and beyond.