About me
Sisi Wei is the editor-in-chief at The Markup, a nonprofit investigative newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. This summer, when The Markup merges with the nonprofit news organization CalMatters, Wei will become chief impact officer, focused on bringing the impact strategy she developed at The Markup to the combined, nearly 100-person organization and forging new ways for journalism to be actionable, serve communities, and drive real-world impact. This year, Sisi was recognized with the Freedom of the Press Rising Star Award. Previously, Sisi has served as co-executive director of OpenNews and assistant managing editor at ProPublica.