Marina Walker Guevara
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Deputy Director
US
Marina Walker Guevara is deputy director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, an independent network of reporters headquartered in Washington, DC. A native of Argentina, her investigations have won and shared more than 25 national and international awards, including from Long Island University’s George Polk Awards, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Overseas Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists and the European Commission. Over a 20-year career, she has written about environmental degradation by mining companies; the global offshore economy and the cigarette mafia in the Tri-Border Area of South America, among other topics. Recently, she co-managed the ‘Swiss Leaks’ investigation, based on a leaked cache of files from HSBC (Suisse), which involved more than 170 reporters in 60 countries. Her stories have appeared in various international media including The Washington Post, The Miami Herald, Le Monde and the BBC. She graduated magna cum laude from Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina, with a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences, and earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.