Marek Bekerman

Managing Director

Marek’s career in the media spans 30 years with two decades spent working for the BBC Global News in London as broadcast journalist, editor, producer and reporter.

Professor Chris Frost

Associate

Chris Frost is emeritus professor of Journalism at Liverpool John Moores University and has been a newspaper journalist, editor and journalism educator for more than 40 years.

Rachel Wright

Associate

Rachel Wright is a BBC journalist, trainer, film-maker and media consultant: she has reported, produced and trained in around 30 countries around the world for nearly 30 years.

Vadim Makarenko

Associate

Vadim is an award-winning trilingual journalist specialising in big data and investigations.

Zurab Kodalashvili

Associate

Zurab Kodalashvili is a multi-lingual media professional (Georgian, Russian and English) with more than two decades of journalistic and multi-media experience.

Michael Foley

Associate

Dr Michael Foley is Professor Emeritus at the School of Media, Technological University Dublin, and an experienced journalist and trainer

Alexander Verzilov

Associate

With more than 30 years’ experience in journalism and broadcasting, Alexander specialises in consulting on editorial policy, information technologies and broadcast scheduling in Central Asia and other FSU countries.

Zakhar Vinnikov

Associate

Zakhar is an award-winning camera operator and video editor comfortable with shooting both documentaries and TV dramas. He has filmed talk shows, TV news packages, special features and reportage for more than 20 years.

Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Associate

Nadezhda’s career in journalism, lecturing, training and media consultancy spans three decades of working for Russia’s leading newspapers and magazines, teaching undergraduate and post-graduate students at Moscow State University, and a plethora of roles in international projects and initiatives.

Gulnura Toralieva

Associate

Gulnura is a blogger and media activist with over 10 years’ experience in media, governance and civil society development. Gulnura was an adviser to Kyrgyz Prime Minister of Kyrgyz Republic in 2017-2018 and is a former Director of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. She heads Bishkek School of Public Relations and is a founding partner in the prestigious Promotank Consulting Company.

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Oliver Money-Kyrle

Associate

Oliver’s journalistic and media management experience spans more than two decades. As Assistant General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists, he managed projects promoting journalists’ rights worldwide for 22 years. He is an expert in media development, project management, team leadership, financial management, fundraising, trade unions, and international lobbying.

Mark Doyle

Associate

After a career with the BBC spanning three decades, Mark has worked as a communications specialist and journalism trainer for international organisations, such as the United Nations, the USAID or the UK Department for International Development.