Matthew Kupfer Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

I worked as an investigative reporter at the San Francisco Standard, digging into corruption, malfeasance, and other important subjects in the city.

Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine

I worked with an international team of top-notch journalists to uncover and report on corruption and organized crime in the post-Soviet Central Asian states (and beyond).

Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine

I managed and edited a team of 10+ journalists from multiple countries through the entire journalistic process from sourcing and reporting to publication. I also reported and wrote my own stories on Ukrainian politics, efforts to reform governance, and the battle against corruption.

Kyiv, Ukraine

I covered politics, business, human rights, and the battle against corruption for the Kyiv Post's website and weekly print newspaper.

Kyiv, Ukraine

I reported and wrote articles for The Odessa Review and commissioned and edited work by contributors.

Kyiv, Ukraine

I managed a team of journalists and producers operating an online multimedia news platform, interviewed newsmakers and experts on camera for the Hromadske International Sunday Show, andwrote, edited and adapted publications from Hromadske's Ukrainian site for an English audience.

Moscow, Russian Federation

I reported on Russian stories of international significance for The Moscow Time's website and print publication.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I conducted research on the Russia and Eurasia region together with Carnegie experts, gave a daily briefing on security news during Sochi Olympics and Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine, and carried out extensive archival research for Great Catastrophe, Thomas de Waal's 2015 book on Armenian-Turkish relations.

I wrote and published articles on current events and trends in the post-Soviet region, with a special emphasis on Central Asia.

I wrote brief English-language articles summarizing news from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan for Central Asia Monitor, a short-lived, startup newswire focused on the Central Asia region.

St. Petersburg, Russia/ Washington, DC

I translated long-form, in-depth investigative journalism articles from Russian to English for publication on the website of International Media Support's SCOOP - Russia project.

St. Petersburg, Russia

I reported and wrote freelance feature articles about issues affecting people from Central Asia in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I interviewed VOA international broadcasters about their careers and areas of expertise, wrote posts for VOA blogs in English and Russian, and organized and led studio tours for domestic and international visitors.

Waltham, Massachusetts

I wrote news and feature articles about events at Brandeis University for publication on the BrandeisNOW news website.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

I assisted with the organization and implementation of the Tech Age Girls technology conference, which taught information and communication technology and leadership skills to young female leaders from across Kyrgyzstan. I also interviewed participants on camera and created two short films about conference.

Master'S Degree, Russian, Eastern European, And Central Asian Region Studies

Master's Thesis: "Ukrainian National Identity and Civilian Volunteerism During War"

Certificate, Russian Language And Literature

Studied Russian on intensive, year-long program at St. Petersburg State University administered by American Councils of Teachers of Russian.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Majors: International & Global Studies, Anthropology; Minor: Russian Studies

Honors Thesis: "Osh in Flames: Interethnic Conflict and Political Fragmentation in Southern Kyrgyzstan" (2011-2012)