The Information has hired Katie Roof to be deputy bureau chief of venture capital coverage.
She has spent the last five-and-a-half years at Bloomberg News, most recently as a reporter on its venture capital and technology team in California.
She has been a reporter on its deals team. Before joining Bloomberg in 2020, Roof worked for the WSJ Pro Venture Capital publication covering startups and venture capital.
Roof was previously a senior writer and video host at TechCrunch. She also co-hosted TechCrunch’s “Equity” podcast about tech finance. Previously, Roof has held television production roles at CNN and Bloomberg Television.
Roof has a Master’s in Business Journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at San Diego.
