Isabella González von Hauske

With 10 years of experience, Howard Fellow Isabella González von Hauske has delivered high-impact investigative reporting from Mexico’s most influential newsrooms. After starting her career at a local radio station in her hometown of Veracruz, Mexico, she moved to Reforma, one of Mexico’s most independent newspapers. As a daily reporter, González covered diverse and significant beats, including education, foreign affairs and the presidency.

She also worked at El País México, the Mexican version of the internationally renowned newspaper. For the past five years, González was a key member of the special investigations team at Latinus, a leading independent news organization in Mexico. There, she broke exclusive, critical stories on corruption within the last presidential administration. Notably, her reporting uncovered how the Mexican military awarded multimillion-dollar contracts to shell companies for major national infrastructure projects. Also, she participated on investigations that exposed corruption networks involving the former president’s sons and various Mexican institutions.

González joined the Howard Center at the University of Maryland to pursue her master’s degree and deepen her expertise in investigative journalism, benefiting from the combined support of a prestigious Fulbright scholarship, the University of Maryland and the Howard Center. She is driven by a commitment to apply this advanced knowledge back in Mexico. Her goal is to lead a team of investigative journalists, continuing to shed light on crucial public interest issues and fostering accountability.