Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Jessica Silver-Greenberg is a business reporter for The New York Times whose investigative reporting on consumer financial issues has been cited in the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Congress. Silver-Greenberg was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for a series of New York Times articles that revealed how corporations use binding arbitration to prevent American consumers from suing for relief in the judicial system.  She was also a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for her 2011 series in The Wall Street Journal revealing the increasingly exploitative tactics of debt collectors.  Additional recognition includes the New York Press Club Award for consumer reporting and the Newswomen's Club of New York Award for Best Bylined Front Page Story. Silver-Greenberg has reported for The New York Times since March 2012. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Early life and career Silver-Greenberg was born in New York City but grew up in Los Angeles. An early influence was her grandmother, "who never forgot a birthday and taught her how to be a sleuth". Her father was Richard Alan Greenberg, an Oscar-nominated special effects designer.