# David Barboza

> David Barboza is an American investigative journalist and the co-founder and CEO of WireScreen, a New York-based platform mapping corporate ownership and business relationships with an initial focus on China. A former New York Times Shanghai bureau chief, he won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting and shared that year’s Explanatory Reporting prize. His work also includes co-founding The Wire China and co-publishing China Books Review.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at WireScreen
- **Organizations:** WireScreen, The Wire Digital Inc., The Wire China, China Books Review, The New York Times
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in History, Boston University, Graduate study in history; no completed degree verified, Yale University Graduate School, Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowship, a non-degree fellowship, Harvard University, Nieman Foundation
- **Known for:** 2013 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting., Member of the New York Times team awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting., 2013 George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting.

## Career timeline

- **1990** — Graduated from Boston University with a history degree.
- **1997** — Joined The New York Times as a staff writer; covered stocks and later Midwest business from Chicago.
- **2004** — Moved to China as a New York Times business correspondent.
- **2008–2015** — Served as New York Times Shanghai bureau chief.
- **2012** — Published an investigation tracing at least $2.7 billion in assets linked to relatives of then-premier Wen Jiabao.
- **2013** — Won the International Reporting Pulitzer and shared the Times team’s Explanatory Reporting Pulitzer for the iEconomy series.
- **2016** — Became a Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow to develop investigative tools and a Chinese company database.
- **2019** — Co-founded WireScreen with Lynn Zhang.
- **2020** — The Wire China launched; Sequoia dates its WireScreen partnership to this year.
- **2023** — Became a co-publisher of China Books Review, launched in October with Asia Society and The Wire China.

## Achievements

- 2013 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.
- Member of the New York Times team awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.
- 2013 George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting.
- 2006 Hugo Shong Journalist of the Year Award for reporting on Asian affairs.
- 2016 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowship.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Appeared with Bradley Martinez on Crossing the Valley to discuss WireScreen’s transition from investigative reporting tools to intelligence software for the national security community.
- **2026-01** — Spoke at Stanford on January 12 about China, technology competition, economic interdependence, and verification of open-source information.
- **2023-10** — China Books Review launched with Barboza and Orville Schell as co-publishers.

## Links

- Website: https://wirescreen.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-barboza-7bba4325/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/DavidBarboza2

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