Bio
TODD BISHOP is co-founder and managing editor of GeekWire, a leading technology news site based in Seattle. Bishop has covered Microsoft and the technology industry for more than five years in Seattle, most recently as a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He launched his blog about Microsoft in September 2003, building it into a widelyused resource for tracking the software giant. In February 2008, Bishop was the first to publish internal Microsoft e-mails in which company executives privately criticized the Windows Vista operating system, even as they publicly praised it. His coverage of Bill Gates' departure from daily life at the company was published by papers including the New York Post. His blog has received honors including a 2008 Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Bishop covered commercial real estate at the Puget Sound Business Journal from 2000 to 2002. He grew up in Orland, Calif., and got his start in journalism covering sports for his high-school paper. He graduated from California State University, Chico, with a double-major in journalism and business administration. He lives in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.