Boards

Elena has worked as a journalist and current affairs documentary filmmaker at CNN, ITN, BBC and others over nearly 20 years. She’s travelled the world covering natural disasters, wars, migration, drug trafficking, terrorism and organised crime.

Michael Christie is the general manager for global logistics and security at Thomson Reuters. He oversees security on a global level for 2,600 journalists, and is responsible for drawing up safety protocols, organizing hostile environment training, procuring personal protective equipment and deploying security advisers when necessary.

Liz Corbin is deputy media director and head of news at the European Broadcasting Union.

Jan Thompson is the news and media managing editor at the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom.

Marcelo Moreira is the editor-in-chief of Globo television’s RJTV in Brazil. He is an award-winning journalist and is also president of Abraji – the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism.

Paul Danahar is the Foreign Editor at BBC News.

Tommy Evans is vice president and London bureau chief for CNN International, overseeing all newsgathering for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Overseeing 15 CNN International bureaux, Evans has led CNN’s coverage of some of the major news events of the past few years including Brexit, the terror attacks across Europe, the Syrian civil war, the Eurozone crisis, and the 2012 London Olympics.

Ian Phillips is the VP of International News, at The Associated Press.

Richard Tait is INSI’s former treasurer and a founding member. He is a professor of journalism at Cardiff University, a former editor of BBC's Newsnight and Channel 4 News and was editor-in-chief of ITN.

Michael Herrod is the head of foreign news at ITV News.

Deborah Rayner is the senior vice president of international newsgathering, TV and digital, at CNN International. She oversees CNN's international newsgathering including the international desk, all international correspondents and international digital editorial content on CNN.com.

Jon Williams is the managing director, News & Current Affairs at RTÉ - Ireland's national broadcaster.

Caroline Drees is the Senior Director for Field Safety and Security at National Public Radio (NPR), based in Washington D.C.

Antonio Zappulla is the CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the world’s largest news and information provider. Antonio is the founder of Openly, the world’s first news platform dedicated to coverage of under-reported LGBT+ stories.