Elliot Blair Smith is an investigative and projects reporter for Bloomberg News in Washington, D.C. Assigned to the Enterprise Team, Smith's work includes revealing how former President Bill Clinton combined charity, private business and political fund raising in global travels from Colombia to Kazakhstan; the hidden cause of a mine accident in Canada that tripled worldwide uranium prices; how a pro-nuclear trade group secretly persuaded federal regulators to ignore court precedent in shaping policy to thwart anti-nuclear activists; and the flawed financial models of Wall Street credit raters who risked century-old reputations for fleeting profits. Smith is a past winner of the Gerald Loeb Award and other prizes for investigative reporting. Married with two children, he collects vintage guitars, antique cocktail shakers and antiquarian books on Mexico.