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Jeff Kelly Lowenstein

Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ)
Founder and Executive Director
Jeff Kelly Lowenstein is the founder and executive director of the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ) and the former Padnos/Sarosik Endowed Chair of Civil Discourse at Grand Valley State University. His work has been published in The New Yorker, USA TODAY, and the Center for Public Integrity, among many publications, and has earned national and international recognition. Jeff has participated in fellowships about racial justice, the environment, health, business and trauma. A Fulbright Scholar, Specialist and Teacher, he has written or edited seven books. He and his wife live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.