Katya Gorchinskaya is a media and strategy consultant with three decades of experience in editorial leadership, corporate governance, entrepreneurship, and institutional transformation. She works globally with media and educational institutions to modernize journalism, media education, and business models.

Over the course of her career, Katya has worked as a CEO and editor with leading media organisations in Ukraine (such as Hromadske TV and the Kyiv Post), and as a journalist for international titles, including Forbes, the Guardian, and the Wall Street Journal. She holds a double MBA specializing in leadership and technology from Ecole de Ponts, Paris (Dean's List), and EADA, Barcelona. She is currently writing the first modern textbook on western-style journalism for Central and Eastern Europe. Her LinkedIn profile can be found here.