Heather Occhino

Heather Occhino has been a contributing freelance writer for Fortune since October 2026. She is a multimedia journalist with experience in news reporting, research, interviewing, AP style, and multimedia storytelling. Her work involves breaking news and feature coverage, with a focus on source verification, accuracy, and meeting editorial deadlines. She has experience across print, broadcast, video, podcast, and digital journalism. Prior to joining Fortune, Heather worked as a news intern at Long Island Press, a social media and digital marketing intern at The Shark Group, founded by entrepreneur Daymond John, and a digital marketer for NYS Music. From 2019 to 2020, she worked as an online newspaper reporter for The Friar’s Scoreboard at Saint Anthony’s High School, where she conducted an on-camera interview with varsity football head coach Joe Minucci that was published on YouTube. Heather holds a bachelor’s degree in Broadcasting and Mass Communication from the State University of New York at Oswego.