Jeff Kelly Lowenstein is the founder and executive director of the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ) and the former Padnos/Sarosik Endowed Chair of Civil Discourse at Grand Valley State University. His work has been published in The New Yorker, USA TODAY, and the Center for Public Integrity, among many publications, and has earned national and international recognition from organizations like Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), the National Press Club, the National Headliner Awards, and the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN). Lowenstein has served on the boards of the Dart Society, Chicago Headline Club, and Alibi Investigations, and participated in fellowships about racial justice, the environment, health, business and trauma. A five-time Fulbright Scholar, Specialist and Teacher, he has written or edited seven books.