About Alexei

Alexei Barrionuevo is a journalist and documentary filmmaker with 20 years of experience, most notably as a staff writer at The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Alexei has reported on a range of challenging and emotional stories, from the war in Iraq, to the rescue of the trapped Chilean miners, to earthquakes in Latin America, and to military operations in the slums of Rio de Janeiro.

At the Times, he wrote the Big Deal column for the Real Estate section, where he delved into the properties of the fabulously wealthy. He also served as the Times’ bureau chief in Brazil, where he covered five countries, and as a business correspondent based in Chicago.

At the Journal, he served as a correspondent in Brussels, reported from the Middle East, and covered the global energy industry from Houston. He covered the fall of the energy-trading company Enron and documented its aftermath in federal trials.

His most recent project is directing and co-producing an upcoming documentary film about electronic dance music and superstar DJs titled, “Waiting For The Drop: Rise of the Superstar DJs.”

A Chicago-area native, Alexei holds a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley.