Mexico reporter for Bloomberg moving to DC

Patricia Laya, a reporter in Mexico City for Bloomberg, is moving to its Washington office to become an economics reporter.

She replaces Tori Stilwell, who is leaving to go to law school. Laya become part of the U.S. economics team, reporting to managing editor for U.S. economics Carlos Torres.

Her team leader Crayton Harrison wrote:

Anybody who meets Patty gets a quick impression of her sharp wit and sardonic humor. If you want to engage in some banter she’s always game. But it also quickly becomes apparent what a loyal friend and a dedicated reporter she is. I’m going to miss working with her, whether it’s on coverage of Carlos Slim’s shenanigans or Televisa’s ups and downs.

Laya started working in Bloomberg in 2012 and has since worked out of the New York office covering emerging markets, one year in Madrid covering Spanish oil and gas companies, and three years in Mexico City covering billionaire Carlos Slim and the Latin American telecommunications and media industry.

During her time in Mexico, Laya had several exclusive interviews with the media-shy Slim and broke major news, such as Slim’s intentions to double his stake in the New York Times, as well as an investigative piece that led to the cancellation of multi-million dollar contracts in Mexico’s state energy producer.

She is a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate.