Ronald D. Orol is a senior writer for The Deal and The Daily Deal, covering the activist hedge fund industry as well as other topics, including the S.E.C. and Capitol Hill. Orol is author of the "Over the Hedge" column, contributor to the "Rules of the Road" weekly column, and is also a commentator on BBC World Television and National Public Radio. In addition, Orol regularly organizes and moderates panels on hedge funds and telecom reform for The Deal audience. Prior to his work at The Deal, he was a reporter with Dow Jones Newswires and a Washington correspondent for The Providence Journal.