Heather Somerville

Heather Somerville is a Technology Reporter for The Wall Street Journal, based in San Francisco, California. She has held this position since June 2019. Prior to her current role, she worked as a Technology Reporter for Thomson Reuters from August 2015 to June 2019 and served as a Business & Technology Reporter at the San Jose Mercury News from October 2012 to August 2015. Her career in journalism began with various reporting roles, including at The Fresno Bee and as part of the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative at Northwestern University.

Somerville holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado State University and a Master of Science from Northwestern University. She has received several honors, including the McCormick Foundation National Security Journalism Fellowship and the California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowship. Additionally, she has been recognized for her work in national security journalism and has experience in reporting on technology and business topics.123