Francesca Fontana is an award-winning reporter and writer based in New York City.

Ms. Fontana has been a reporter for the Wall Street Journal since 2018. She also hosts a weekly WSJ podcast, What’s News in Markets. She is currently writing an investigative memoir about her search for the truth about her father's secret criminal past. 

In 2020, Ms. Fontana won a Front Page Award for Specialized Reporting: Personal Service.

Ms. Fontana lives in Manhattan with her husband and their two cats.