He produces the magazine's annual ranking of U.S. and international MBA programs. Along his journalistic career he has cultivated a knack for data journalism and well-managed survey projects. Previously, he worked as a data reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education and the Chronicle of Philanthropy in Washington, D.C., where he managed several survey and enterprise projects, including the Endowment survey, Philanthropy 400, and the Enrollment and Revenue survey. He also had reporting stints at the Cincinnati Enquirer and Dayton Daily News. His investigation of colleges receiving military equipment from the Department of Defense earned him an award from the Education Writers Association in 2015. An Ohio native and University of Cincinnati alumnus, he spends much of his free time kayaking and staying up on the latest trends in higher education.