The Washington Post: Rosalind Helderman named deputy national investigations editor

Roz has distinguished herself as one of our most rigorous and sophisticated investigative reporters. She helped drive coverage of some of the biggest stories of the past seven years, including Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the mishandling of classified documents by former president Donald Trump. Roz is known for her keen instincts of how to run at a complex story and her precision and fairness, as well as her collaborative spirit and love for The Post and its people.

In her new role, she will help mobilize and execute investigative coverage of high-stakes stories across National with the mission of identifying important accountability targets on a range of topics. She will also help review complex pieces produced across the department, working closely with fellow editors to help strengthen some of our most ambitious journalism.

Roz joined The Post as a summer intern in 2001 and held numerous beats over the past two decades, covering education in Loudoun County, local government in Prince George’s County, Virginia politics and Congress. She has served as a national political investigative reporter since January 2014, most recently as part of our new democracy team.

She received the George Polk Award in 2013 for exposing that Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell accepted gifts and loans from a business executive trying to curry favor with the state, and she was part of the team that received the Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting and a Polk Award in 2018 for coverage of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. She was also a key member of the team that received the Pulitzer Prize in Public Service, a Polk Award and the Robin Toner Award for coverage of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. In addition, Roz helped shape and execute “The Mueller Report Illustrated,” an innovative digital and book treatment of the special counsel report, and co-authored The Post’s best-selling book analyzing the Mueller report.

Roz graduated with a degree in history from Harvard University, where she was the managing editor of the Crimson. She grew up in Tennessee and lives in D.C.

Please join us in congratulating Roz, who starts her new role immediately.