Katya Gorchinskaya is a media and strategy consultant with thirty years of experience in editorial leadership, corporate governance, and institutional transformation. She works globally to modernize journalism and media business models, having previously served as a CEO and editor with leading media organizations in Ukraine – such as Hromadske TV and the Kyiv Post. Her journalistic background includes contributions to top-tier international outlets such as Forbes, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal. 

Katya holds a double MBA in Leadership and Technology from École des Ponts, Paris, and EADA, Barcelona. She is currently authoring the first modern textbook on Western-style journalism tailored for Central and Eastern Europe while also curating a global database of AI adoption use cases within the media industry.