Christopher Leonard

Christopher Leonard

Christopher Leonard

Executive Director of the WWG

Writing a book about a company at the heart of American political and economic affairs.

Christopher Leonard is the executive director of the Watchdog Writers Group.

He is the author of three books with Simon & Schuster, including the New York Times bestsellers “The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy,” and “Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America,” along with “The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business.” Leonard graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1998, and was a senior fellow at the New America Foundation between 2012 and 2017.

His work has appeared in The New York Times, Time, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Fortune.

Regan Mertz

Student

Regan Mertz
Regan Mertz is now a journalist for Aspen Public Radio’s Arts & Culture Desk.

Workshops / Events

Lessons from the Field: Thursday, April 2, 2026
New York Times Magazine Writer Caleb Gayle
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Michelle García, Winner of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize