Katie Roof has broken about a thousand technology finance stories in more than a decade of reporting. She has consistently been first to report major developments involving some of the world’s fastest-growing companies, including Uber, Airbnb, SpaceX, and OpenAI.

Roof is also a frequent television commentator and on-stage moderator. She previously co-founded and co-hosted TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, which ranked #1 in business news on iTunes. Roof is an LA Press Club award winner for her reporting on SpaceX. She has been dubbed “scoop athlete of the century” by tech and business show TBPN.