Staff
Senior Management
Steering Committee
Advisory Board
Research Associates
Journalist Fellows
Visiting Fellows
Staff
Prof. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Director
Rasmus is Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Professor of Political Communication at the University of Oxford.
Federica Cherubini
Head of Leadership Development
Federica is an expert in newsroom operations and organisational change, with ten years of experience in publishers and networks worldwide.
Dr Richard Fletcher
Senior Research Fellow
Richard is a Senior Research Fellow and leads the research team. He is primarily interested in digital news consumption and comparative media research.
Kate Hanneford-Smith
Director of Operations
Kate is responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of the Institute and plays a lead role in setting financial and operational strategy.
Caithlin Mercer
Associate Director of the Journalist Fellowship Programme
Caithlin is Associate Director of the Journalist Fellowship Programme. She is an experienced journalist having previously been the Managing Editor at Yahoo UK.
Eduardo Suárez
Head of Editorial
Eduardo is the co-founder of two news startups and an award-winning senior journalist with experience in Europe and the United States.
Senior Management
Prof. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Director
Rasmus is Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Professor of Political Communication at the University of Oxford.
Federica Cherubini
Head of Leadership Development
Federica is an expert in newsroom operations and organisational change, with ten years of experience in publishers and networks worldwide.
Dr Richard Fletcher
Senior Research Fellow
Richard is a Senior Research Fellow and leads the research team. He is primarily interested in digital news consumption and comparative media research.
Kate Hanneford-Smith
Director of Operations
Kate is responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of the Institute and plays a lead role in setting financial and operational strategy.
Eduardo Suárez
Head of Editorial
Eduardo is the co-founder of two news startups and an award-winning senior journalist with experience in Europe and the United States.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee meets several times throughout the year and has general oversight of the Reuters Institute. It approves long-term planning, financial statements, fundraising strategies and other activities. It reports to key stakeholders within the University of Oxford and supports our relationship with the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Alan Rusbridger
Principal, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford
Alan is the Chair of our Steering Committee and the former Editor-in-Chief of the Guardian.
Professor Wale Adebanwi
Rhodes Professor of Race Relations and Director, African Studies Centre, University of Oxford
Wale has held a number of senior journalistic roles and has taught around the world in the field of African Studies.
Sir Michael Dixon
Principal, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford
Prior to his role leading our affiliate college, Sir Michael was the Director General of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Director of London's Natural History Museum.
Professor Timothy Garton Ash
Professor of European Studies, University of Oxford
Timothy is a leading expert on European affairs and writes a weekly column syndicated in newspapers worldwide.
Jane Green
Professor of Political Science and British Politics
Director of the Nuffield Politics Research Centre and Westminster Bridge and Co-Director of the British Election Study
Helen Lewis
Journalist, The Atlantic
Helen is a leading UK journalist, author and the inaugural Oxford University Women in the Humanities Honorary Writing Fellow.
Advisory Board
Our advisory board is made up of high profile international figures from news organisations, technology companies, media policymaking and academia. Board members provide valuable insight and suggestions for our work.
Lord Patten of Barnes
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Lord Patten is the Chair of the RISJ's Advisory Board. He is a life peer, and was formerly an MP and government minister, the Chairman of the BBC Trust for three years, and was the last Governor of Hong Kong.
Professor Stephen Ansolabehere
Professor of Political Science, Harvard University
Stephen is one of the leading academic experts on U.S. elections and voting behaviour.
Marty Baron
Former Executive Editor, The Washington Post
Marty is Executive Editor of The Washington Post, and former editor of the Boston Globe and Miami Herald.
Wolfgang Blau
Former President, International and COO at Condé Nast
Wolfgang is the former President, International and Chief Operating Officer at Condé Nast and a Visiting Fellow.
Helen Boaden
Council member, Royal Academy of Arts; Board member, UK Statistics Authority
Helen is a council member of the Royal Academy of Arts, a non-executive board member of the UK Statistics Authority, and a former Director of BBC News.
Campbell Brown
Head of News Partnerships, Facebook
Campbell is Head of News Partnerships at Facebook. She is a former CNN and NBC News anchor.
Journalist Fellows
Here are the Journalist Fellows currently at the Reuters Institute. You can also find recent Journalist Fellow alumni and Journalist Fellows pre-2006.
Haya Abushkhaidem
Freelance reporter & producer
Haya is a freelance journalist and media consultant from Palestine. She's also an activist who is interested in Palestinian life and culture, women's rights, and climate change
Luiz Fernando Boaventura Teixeira
Homepage Editor, O Estado de S. Paulo
Luiz is a Brazilian journalist with experience in hard news coverage online, and an interest in researching how diversity impacts the production of a newsroom
Niken Riwu
Video Journalist, Metro TV
Niken is a video journalist from Indonesia who has worked for Metro TV for almost nine years. During her time there, she has documented the stories of children and villagers in remote regions of Indonesia, and travelled to Norway and Australia for her work.
Guillermo Draper
Editor, Búsqueda
Guillermo is a Uruguayan journalist at the weekly newspaper Búsqueda. He is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and has taken part in several global projects. He teaches Journalism at Universidad Católica del Uruguay
Laura Dulce Romero
Reporter, El Espectador
Laura is an editor and multimedia journalist from Bogotá, whose work focuses on the armed conflict, transitional justice, human rights, reconciliation and truth in Colombia
Simon Elvery
Editorial Developer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Simon is an editorial developer with a passion for exploring the intersection of technology and storytelling through the practice of journalism.
