The GlobalPost Team
Theodore May - GlobalPost Correspondent in Egypt
Theodore May will cover Egypt for GlobalPost, examining Egypt's role as a regional political and cultural leader and its economic struggles as a resource poor country with an exploding population. Mr. May started in journalism in 2006 when he worked as a political reporter for The Daily Star in Beirut, Lebanon. He spent considerable time in south Lebanon reporting on the aftermath of the war with Israel. He also covered the country's Palestinian refugee camps. Since returning to Egypt, where he spent six months in 2006, Mr. May has been working as a business reporter for the Daily News Egypt, which publishes with the International Herald Tribune. He has focused his reporting on the massive influx of investment from the Gulf, food and agricultural issues, and energy prices. May also serves as a freelance assistant producer for ABC News. He has worked on pieces for the web, radio and television, including for "World News with Charles Gibson." A native New Yorker, he graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont with a degree in history.