Joe Stephens is an American journalist for The Washington Post, and holds the Ferris professorship in journalism at Princeton University.
Among Stephens most important investigative reporting series are pieces about The Nature Conservancy's business dealings[2][3] and "The Body Hunters", about multinational pharmaceutical testing scandals in Nigeria.
[4] In 2011, Stephens and his Post colleague Carol D. Leonnig revealed in a series of stories how the Obama administration pressed to approve a $535 million federal loan to Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturer whose leading investors were tied to a major Obama fundraiser.
Stephens has won top awards from the Overseas Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists and Investigative Reporters and Editors, among others.
[11] With Washington Post colleague Lena H. Sun, Stephens was a 2010 finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for their "Death on the Rails" series.