The Johns Hopkins Changemakers Profile is a monthly feature spotlighting the impact of Johns Hopkins alumni in positions of influence in Washington, D.C., policymaking circles.
As CEO of a new investigative journalism nonprofit called The Markup, Nabiha Syed occupies a prominent position on the front lines of one of Washington's biggest policy concerns: Big Tech. The award-winning online news outlet's motto—popular these days in Washington policymaking circles—is: "Big Tech Is Watching You. We Are Watching Big Tech."
Syed, 37, has already proven the impact The Markup can have by applying data-intensive investigative journalism to expose the practices of technology behemoths like Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter.
When Sen. Ron Wyden introduced the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 last February, the Oregon Democrat cited The Markup's investigation into "poorly designed mortgage-approval algorithms that inexplicably denied loans to applicants."
A month later in March, members of the House of Representatives' antitrust subcommittee relied on The Markup's investigation of how Amazon treats third-party sellers when asking the Department of Justice to investigate the online retailer for trying to "thwart the Committee's efforts to uncover the truth about Amazon's business practices."
Occupation: Chief Executive Officer, The Markup
Age: 37
Hometown: Orange County, California; Brooklyn, New York
Education: JHU, bachelor's degree, Anthropology and International Relations, 2007;...
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