Karina Shedrofsky Email & Phone Number

Germany

• Manage a team of eight researchers from eight countries that run OCCRP ID, a research desk that helps investigative journalists track down people, companies and assets across the globe
• Designed and implemented OCCRP’s first Research Fellowship, bringing six journalists to Sarajevo to learn from the team and bring new skills back to their local investigative journalism organizations
• Conduct trainings on open source research tactics for journalists in the OCCRP network and beyond
• Coordinated the overhaul of the OCCRP ID website, improving the bespoke ticketing system and updating the index of company, land, and court registries with more than 1,000 sources from 181 countries
• Oversee the organization’s data budget, covering commercial database subscriptions and document purchases

Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina

• Leveraged open source data and social media to compile background checks on people of interest, their assets, and connected individuals
• Mapped out company networks and created comprehensive timelines to support investigative stories
• Coordinated cross-border investigation based on a leaked database of real estate holdings in Dubai, involving more than 30 partner organizations around the world

Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina

• Wrote daily news and feature stories on international organized crime and corruption
• Conducted research for investigative pieces and maintained impact database that tracks online shares, reposts and references of OCCRP stories

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Wrote for Politics section, covering issues impacting the 2016 election, and accessed congressional expense reports to break the story on former Indiana senator’s use of tax-payers funds for charter flights
• Produced content for USA TODAY’s mobile platform, reaching 35 million readers monthly