Our Team

Our Team

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Name	Sophie Schmidt
Title	Founder & CEO
City	New York, USA
Email	hello@

Name	Anup Kaphle
Title	Editor-in-Chief
City	New York, USA
Email	anup@
Twitter	anupkaphle

Name	Michael Donohoe
Title	Head of Product
City	New York, USA
Email	donohoe@
Twitter	donohoe

Name	Michael Zelenko
Title	Executive Editor
City	New York, USA
Email	mz@
Twitter	mvzelenks

Name	Gabriel Boylan
Title	Head of Audience
City	New York, USA
Email	gabriel.boylan@
Twitter	jetsetjunta

Name	Ravi Hiranand
Title	Deputy Editor
City	Hong Kong
Email	ravi@
Twitter	ravi_hiranand

Name	Itika Sharma Punit
Title	Deputy Editor
City	Gurgaon, India
Email	itika@
Twitter	ItikaSPunit

Name	Cengiz Yar
Title	Deputy Editor
City	El Paso, USA
Email	cengiz@
Twitter	cengizyar

Name	Vicki Turk
Title	Features Director
City	London, UK
Email	victoria@
Twitter	VickiTurk

Name	Kevin Schoenmakers
Title	Features Editor
City	New York, USA
Email	kevin@
Twitter	schoenmakersk

Name	Sarah Hilton
Title	Asia Editor
City	Tokyo, Japan
Email	sarah@
Twitter	sauteesquid

Name	Alex González Ormerod
Title	Latin America Editor
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Email	alex@
Twitter	AlexGonzor

Name	David I. Adeleke
Title	Africa Editor
City	Lagos, Nigeria
Email	david@
Twitter	DavidIAdeleke

Name	Russell Brandom
Title	U.S. Tech Editor
City	New York, USA
Email	russell@
Twitter	russellbrandom

Name	Yi-Ling Liu
Title	China Editor
City	Hong Kong
Email	yll@
Twitter	yilingliu95

Name	Durga M Sengupta
Title	South Asia Editor
City	Bengaluru, India
Email	durga@
Twitter	the_bongrel

Name	Munira Mutaher
Title	Assistant Photo Editor
City	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Email	munira@
Twitter	MuniraMutaher

Name	Mithila Phadke
Title	Copy Editor
City	London, UK
Email	mithila@

Name	Daniela Dib
Title	Reporter
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Email	daniela@
Twitter	dandiba

Name	Andrew Deck
Title	Reporter
City	New York, USA
Email	andrew@
Twitter	decka227

Name	Nilesh Christopher
Title	Reporter
City	Bengaluru, India
Email	nilesh@
Twitter	NilChristopher

Name	Viola Zhou
Title	Reporter
City	Hong Kong
Email	viola@
Twitter	violazhouyi

Name	Caiwei Chen
Title	Reporter
City	New York City
Email	caiwei@
Twitter	CaiweiC

Name	Damilare Dosunmu
Title	Reporter
City	Lagos, Nigeria
Email	damilare@
Twitter	tarykuh

Name	Hanson O’Haver
Title	Audience Editor
City	New York, USA
Email	hanson@
Twitter	HansonOHaver

Name	Jane Seidel
Title	Audience & Analytics Manager
City	New York, USA
Email	jseidel@
Twitter	jane_seidel

Name	Paula Cho
Title	Newsletter Editor
City	New York, USA
Email	paula@
Twitter	paulaccho

Name	Eli Berger
Title	Head of Operations, Chief of Staff
City	New York, USA
Email	eli@

Name	Anna Rasshivkina
Title	Senior Front-End Developer
City	New York, USA
Email	anna@
Twitter	annalurks

Name	Lily Lou
Title	Front-End Developer
City	New York, USA
Email	lily@

Name	Jane O’Donoghue
Title	Product Manager
City	Glasgow, Scotland
Email	jane@

Name	Joanne Lee
Title	Visual & UX Designer
City	D.C., USA
Email	joanne@

Name	Tess Pfister
Title	Operations Associate
City	New York, USA
Email	tess@

Name	Matt Giles
Title	Fact-Checking Lead
City	New York, USA
Email	mattgiles@

Name	Meerie Jesuthasan
Title	Fact Checker
City	Marseille, France

Reporting Fellows

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Name	Kimberly Mutandiro
Title	Reporting Fellow
City	Johannesburg, South Africa
Email	kimberly.mutandiro@
Twitter	KimberlyMutandi

Name	Zuha Siddiqui
Title	Reporting Fellow
City	Karachi, Pakistan
Email	zuha.siddiqui@
Twitter	SiddiquiZuha

Name	Lam Le
Title	Reporting Fellow
City	Hanoi, Vietnam
Email	lam.le@
Twitter	LamLe52

Name	Laís Martins
Title	Reporting Fellow
City	São Paulo, Brazil
Email	lais.martins@
Twitter	lais_fmartins

Our Directors & Officers

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Name	Sophie Schmidt
Title	President and Director

Name	Frances Babb
Title	Secretary

Name	Trang Nguyen
Title	Treasurer