Darren Foster Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2009, he won a Peabody Award for his work on "The OxyContin Express․"
• Graduated from Fairfield University with a degree in biology
• Attended Columbia University, where he earned a master's degree in journalism
• Married fellow journalist Mariana van Zeller after meeting at Columbia
• Co-founded Muck Media, a production company he runs with his producing-partner wife
• Is best known for his work on documentaries for National Geographic
• Held a bevy of odd jobs prior to pursuing investigative journalism including waiter, house painter, chemist and financial analyst for Goldman Sachs