Advisory Board

Edward Wong, left, and Jason Rezaian
Edward Wong, left, and Jason Rezaian

Nieman welcomed two new members to the Nieman Advisory Board in 2025: strong Edward Wong, NF ’18, a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times, where he has been a reporter for more than 25 years, and Jason Rezaian, NF ’17, director of press freedom initiatives at The Washington Post and chair of the Advisory Board for the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Members

Amy Abrams
President, Abrams Foundation

Rosental Alves, NF ’88
Professor and Knight Chair in International Journalism, University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism; founder and director, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

Fernando Berguido, NF ’11
Former publisher and editor, La Prensa, Panama

Robert Blau, NF ’97
Executive editor for projects and investigations, Bloomberg News

Joseph L. Bower
Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration, emeritus, Harvard Business School

Henry Chu, NF ’15
Interim Curator, Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

George de Lama, NF ’92
President, Eisenhower Fellowships

Margaret (Peggy) Engel, NF ’79
Director, Alicia Patterson Journalism Foundation

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Harvard University

Gigi Georges
Narrative nonfiction author with experience in politics, public service and academia

Tim Golden, NF ’96
Editor-at-large, ProPublica

John Harwood, NF ’90 (board chair)
Journalist with expertise in presidential politics, Congress, national politics and the economy

Alex Jones, NF ’82
Retired director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Jennifer 8. Lee
Co-founder and CEO, Plympton; author and journalist

Emily O’Reilly, NF ’88
European Ombudsman for the European Union

Jason Rezaian, NF ’17
Director of press freedom initiatives, The Washington Post

David Skok, NF ’12
Founder and editor-in-chief, The Logic, Canada

Akiko Sugaya, NF ’12
Journalist and author

Ernie Suggs, NF ’09
Reporter, The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Wendi C. Thomas, NF ’16
Editor and publisher, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

Edward Wong, NF ’18
Diplomatic correspondent, The New York Times