Tom Fiedler is the executive editor of the Miami Herald, overseeing a staff of nearly 400 journalists at one of the nation’s most respected newspapers. Over a career spanning nearly three decades at The Herald, he has held a variety of assignments including editor of the editorial pages, political editor and columnist, White House correspondent and war correspondent during the Persian Gulf War. He is perhaps best known for reporting on numerous political campaigns, including every presidential contest between 1972 and 1996, and for authoring the Florida Institute of Government’s Almanac of Florida Politics.

In 1988, he was awarded the Bronze by the Society of Professional Journalists, its highest honor, for his coverage of candidate Gary Hart’s presidential campaign. He also shared a 1991 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the political influence of an extremist group.