Rich Griset is a freelance contributor to Fortune with in-depth expertise in business, transportation, real estate, housing, education, and retail. Based in Richmond, Va., Rich's reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, and Love + Radio. He previously served as a deputy editor at Virginia Business Magazine, and has been a theater critic for Style Weekly, Richmond’s altweekly publication, since 2009. Rich holds a bachelor’s of science in mass communications from Virginia Commonwealth University.