Christian Gustavo Zurita Ron (born 4 April 1970) is an Ecuadorian journalist and politician who was a candidate for president of Ecuador in the 2023 general election.

In that same year, he joined the team at El Universo newspaper as an investigator and special writer, focusing his work on issues related to corruption, organized crime, and drug trafficking.

In 2019, he co-authored the book "Arroz verde: la industria del soborno" (Green Rice: The Bribery Industry) with Fernando Villavicencio.

Zurita worked with Fernando Villavicencio as an investigative journalist who focused on the corruption of the Ecuadorian government during the presidency of Rafael Correa.

[9] Since Zurita was unable to file his candidacy prior to a deadline set National Electoral Council (CNE), he was not eligible to participate in the only debate in the election.