Center for Collaborative Investigative JournalismOur People
We are an international community of independent journalists, photojournalists, designers, data scientists, faculty and students.
Founder & Executive Director
United States
Editorial Director
United States
Design Director
United States
Africa Editor
Nigeria
Data Editor
Greece
Data Researcher and Visualization Specialist
China
Metaverse Designer
Italy
Melissa Mahtani
Project Editor
United States
Project Editor
Germany
Marketing Manager
Rwanda
Nelly Kalu
Project Manager
Nigeria
Visual Editor
South Africa
Ayuka Kawakami
Data Journalism Fellow
United States
Paul, a business strategist with 25 years of senior experience in the investment management and financial services industry, is a member of CCIJ’s Board of Directors.
Brant Houston, who served more than 10 years as the executive director for IRE and now teaches at the University of Illinois, is a member of CCIJ’s Board of Directors.
Cheryl, an award-winning investigative correspondent for NPR who teaches investigative reporting at George Washington University, serves on CCIJ’s Board of Directors.
Anton, who holds the Caxton Chair of Journalism and is Adjunct Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, serves on CCIJ’s Board of Directors.
A CCIJ board member, Motunrayo has 15 years experience designing strategies for impact and social justice that enable investigative reporting, media sustainability, leadership and good governance across all genres of the media.