Mary Ann Azevedo

Contributing author�Mary Ann Azevedo�has more than 13 years of writing and editing experience that includes coverage of a broad range of companies, from dot.com start-ups to established players in the petrochemical industry.

Most recently, at the Houston Business Journal, Mary Ann wrote in-depth and breaking news stories on the technology and health care industries, tracking a number of emerging firms in sectors such as biotechnology and software.

Prior to that Mary Ann worked as a reporter for such online newswires as dbusiness.com and Chemical News and Intelligence (now ICIS), a part of Reed Business and a member of Reed Elsevier plc. Over the years, she has won numerous awards, including the New York Times Chairman's Award, for both Internet-based and print reporting. She received a master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas-Austin.