Brier Dudley has been with The Seattle Times since 1998 and was a member of the editorial board for last five years. He spent 14 years covering Microsoft and the technology industry, including nine years writing a tech column for the Business and Technology sections.

A third-generation Seattleite, Dudley received a B.A. in English from Whitman College and studied film production in Italy before starting a career in newspapers. He has won numerous regional and national journalism awards.