Rob Pegoraro
The Washington Post
Rob Pegoraro writes the Fast Forward column--a weekly look at computers, the Internet, consumer electronics, cell phones and other things that beep--and the Help File Q&A feature for The Washington Post's Sunday Business section. He also writes a weekly e-mail newsletter and hosts online chats for the Post's Washingtonpost.com Web site. Pegoraro has been with the Post for a little over 13 years, in which time he has sorted mail and answered phones, written for many other sections (so far, his byline has shown up in National, Metro, Style, Sports, Health, Food, Home, Weekend, Real Estate, Sunday Arts, Travel, Book World and the Magazine) and made it on the front page exactly once.
Pegoraro grew up in one of the more bucolic parts of northern New Jersey, then earned a bachelor's degree in international relations at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. (Correct, he has no academic credentials for his profession!) Prior to working at the Post, he worked as a fact-checker and editor during two internships at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He lives in Arlington with his wife Katie and, depending on the season, between three and four computers.
Appearances
- State of the Net Conference 2006 February 8, 2006
- State of the Net Conference 2007 January 31, 2007
Biography last updated February 13, 2006