Mike Forsythe
Mike Forsythe is an Investigative Reporter for The New York Times where he focuses on China and the confluence of Chinese finance and politics. Since joining The New York Times in 2014, Mike has published numerous exposes on the nexus of wealth and power in China. He is the co-author of "When McKinsey Comes to Town" with fellow Times investigative journalist Walt Bogdanich. Previously, Mike was a Reporter and Editor for Bloomberg News for 13 years, working in Beijing, Washington and Hong Kong. In 2012, working for Bloomberg News in Beijing, he and his colleagues published an award-winning investigation into the wealth of relatives of China's soon-to-be top leader, Xi Jinping. Earlier in his career, he served as an Officer in the U.S. Navy, making two shipboard deployments to the Persian Gulf.
Mike Forsythe Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Investigative Reporter
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Investigative Reporter and Editor
Academic History
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M.A., Regional Studies East Asia
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B.S.F.S., International Economics
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Mike is passionate in writing about China and how the country's newfound wealth is influencing the rest of the world.
After moving from Hong Kong to New York in 2017, one of his main focuses has been writing about the consulting firm, McKinsey & Co.
He has also written about the immense wealth of Russian oligarchs.
Recently, he has begun looking into the cryptocurrency industry and the art world.
The article was the anchor for a series of stories that won many of journalism's highest awards, including the George Polk Award and the Asia Society's "Oz" Award.
He was part of the Bloomberg team that won the George Polk Award in 2013 for a series that exposed the fortunes of the elite families of China's Communist Party
He was the lead writer for the June, 2012 Bloomberg article detailing the wealth of Chinese President Xi Jinping's relatives.
He covered campaign finance and lobbying, money in politics, and the influence of hedge funds in Washington.
He covered everything from the banking industry to politics, the auto industry, the aviation industry, tech, and macroeconomics.
He left Bloomberg during a controversy over his reporting in China.
RECOGNITION
2022 Overseas Press Club Award, International Environmental Reporting
2019 Overseas Press Club Award, International Business Reporting
2013 Osborn Elliott Award
2013 Overseas Press Club Award, International Investigative Reporting
2013 George Polk Award
2013 SABEW Award