Jodi Kantor Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000
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Jodi Kantor Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Jodi Kantor is a prize-winning investigative reporter and best-selling author whose work has revealed hidden truths about power, gender, technology, politics and culture. Over the years, she has worked to shed light on some of our most critical, powerful, and least-understood institutions and people including the Supreme Court and the allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Her work helped shift the culture, protect women around the world, and spur a chain of truth-telling that continues to this day. Together with a team of colleagues who exposed harassment across industries, they were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service.
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