Zach Everson

CEO

Washington, District of Columbia, United States10 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Over 320 published articles on political accountability
  • Awarded Lowell Thomas Gold Award for investigative reporting
  • Expert in OSINT and campaign finance analysis
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned investigative journalist specializing in political and corporate accountability.

Contact

z_everson@protonmail.comLinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Investigative ReportingCampaign FinancePolitical Reporting

Other Skills

Freedom of Information ActSocial MediaInterviewingOnline ResearchCurrent AffairsInvestigationNewslettersOSINTMedia AppearancesNews WritingReportingBreaking NewsArtificial Intelligence (AI)New MediaJournalism

About

As an investigative reporter at Forbes, I specialize in uncovering and reporting on the intersections of money, politics, corporate influence, and the Trump Organization. My investigative approach leverages open-source intelligence (OSINT), campaign finance analysis, human sources, and public records (including FOIA requests) to shed light on areas in need of accountability. I've published more than 320 articles covering ethics investigations, campaign contributions, political spending, and conflicts of interest, with a particular focus on the Trump Organization. Previously, as a freelancer, I contributed to ProPublica, Vanity Fair, Politico, Slate, Mother Jones, NBC News, and The Daily Beast. My 1100 Pennsylvania newsletter documented high-profile activities at the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., and has been cited in Congressional reports, lawsuits, ethics complaints, and other media reports. As Mark Leibovich noted in "Thank You for Your Servitude," “Everson was a tremendous resource for me and for any Washington reporter attempting to capture the Trump-era swamp in all of its decadent contours.” In 2019, I received the Lowell Thomas Gold Award for Travel News/Investigative Reporting for "Inside the World’s Most Controversial Hotel" for Condé Nast Traveler. I am passionate about exposing the truth and holding those in power accountable. Core Competencies: Investigative Reporting | Political Journalism | FOIA Requests | Campaign Finance Analysis | OSINT

Experience

10 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
3 mos
Current Experience

Public citizen

Research Director

Feb 2026 – Present · 3 mos · Washinngton, DC · Hybrid

  • Trump accountability project. After reporting almost exclusively on Trump’s businesses interests for the last decade, I’ve reached a conclusion:
  • The conflicts are massive and they need to be stopped.
  • If you are a reporter on this beat, please consider me a source—I’m always happy to talk about Trump’s business entanglements.

Forbes

Staff Writer

May 2021 – Feb 2026 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • Report on money in politics. Develop unique story ideas from human sources, campaign-finance filings, financial disclosures, court documents, Freedom of Information Act requests, and open-source intelligence. Publish stories ranging from quick news hits to investigative features. Cover all three branches of government. Educate colleagues across the newsroom on how to incorporate political angles in their articles. Reported and produced a weekly newsletter with 80,000 subscribers.
Freedom of Information ActSocial MediaInterviewingOnline ResearchCurrent AffairsInvestigation+11

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Freelance Journalist

Sep 2004 – May 2021 · 16 yrs 8 mos · Washington, DC · Hybrid

  • Reported on conflicts of interest and campaign spending, focusing on original investigative journalism about the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. and other Trump businesses. Published by ProPublica, Vanity Fair, Politico, Slate, Mother Jones, NBC News, The Daily Beast, and 1100 Pennsylvania newsletter.
  • Previously reported on travel, culture, and food. Contributed to Condé Nast Traveler, Fox News, Lonely Planet, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Gawker Media’s Gridskipper and Deadspin, and other outlets. Authored Fodor’s 2017 Washington DC guide’s dining chapter. Editor for Aol Travel, Eater Louisville, and Louisville.com.
Freedom of Information ActSocial MediaInterviewingOnline ResearchCurrent AffairsInvestigation+9

Serco

Editor

Oct 2003 – Aug 2004 · 10 mos · Arlington, Virginia, United States · On-site

  • Edited directives, communications, and software assessments for the Department of the Army. (Company was then called Resource Consultants, Inc.)

Deloitte

Editor

Mar 2002 – Sep 2003 · 1 yr 6 mos · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • Edited reports on reproductive health for a US Agency for International Development project.

Booz allen hamilton

Editor

Aug 2000 – Mar 2002 · 1 yr 7 mos · Falls Church, Virginia, United States · On-site

  • Wrote and edited material about information assurance and human factors. Gained Secret clearance.

Wells fargo

Client Services Supervisor

Aug 1998 – Jul 2000 · 1 yr 11 mos · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · On-site

  • Managed 16 representatives in First Union's brokerage customer-service department.

Education

Wake Forest University

Bachelor's degree

Aug 1994 – May 1998

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