Mariia Mamedbekova

Mariia Mamedbekova joined OCCRP in 2023 and is a program officer for the impact department, which works to expand the use of investigative journalism by groups dedicated to protecting democracy and combatting corruption and organized crime. She is also a program officer for the Global Anti-Corruption Consortium, a partnership led by OCCRP and Transparency International that accelerates the fight against corruption by connecting investigative journalism to civil society advocacy.

Previously, she worked as a project manager at the Anti-Corruption Research and Education Centre in Ukraine. As an Open Society University Network Fellow, she worked as a visiting researcher at the European Center for Anti-Corruption and State-Building (ERCAS). She completed a master’s degree in international relations at the Institute of International Relations (Ukraine) as well as a master’s degree in public policy at Hertie School (Germany).