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Portrait of Ivan Penn

Ivan Penn

My reporting includes energy and utilities across the United States as well as related international issues. I often report on the role of clean energy, failures in the electric grid and the economics around utility services. My coverage includes various types of electricity resources, including solar, wind, hydroelectric power, nuclear, geothermal and fossil fuels.

I look for ways to write about electricity in a way that makes sense to everyday people because it has become such an important resource, powering homes and businesses as well as critical infrastructure like maintaining a clean water supply.

I began my career in 1992, after studying journalism at the University of Maryland at College Park. Before joining The Times, I worked for The Miami Herald, The Baltimore Sun, The St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay Times and The Los Angeles Times. In addition to reporting on energy and utilities, I have covered local and state governments and written investigative stories.

I hold a master’s in global leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary and was a John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University.

I have lived on both coasts of the United States and I grew up in Silver Spring, Md. In my spare time, I roller skate and play trumpet, a hobby I began at 9 years old.

As a Times journalist, I share the values and adhere to the standards of integrity outlined in The Times’s Ethical Journalism handbook. I have spent much of my career developing sources, and I have always protected them. I work to be fair, balanced and accurate in my reporting and writing. And I always seek to give the subjects of my stories the opportunity to comment and share their views.

I do not own individual stocks, other than participating in our company’s employee stock program. I have a 401(k) and am invested in various index funds, none of which I have direct control over. I cannot accept gifts, money or favors from anyone I am likely to cover. I do not participate in politics, nor do I make political donations.

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