Lou Grant

Investigative Writer • Project Manager • Pragmatic Optimist

About

Lou Grant is an investigative writer and project manager who likes getting things done. Whether it's a complex project or being lead by wonder down obscure rabbit holes, she wrestles with complexity to reach pragmatic outcomes. She brings a sense of focus and clarity to all projects—be they mutual aid systems, long-form investigative essays, or even cultural production.

Writing

Lou's writing focuses on the intersection of neuroscience and culture: "the pharmaconomy."

  • The crypto community's consumption of substances
  • Boko Haram's drug supply chains
  • The pathologies of Cherimoya
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Project Management

Lou reduces ambitious complex projects to pragmatic outcomes.

  • Mutual Aid Systems
  • Long-form investigative essays
  • Cultural Production