Anna is the Executive Director of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum where she is responsible for the overall management, development, and representation of the organisation at all levels. Before joining the Forum, Anna worked as Russia Director at Human Rights Watch. She has over 20 years of experience in working on civil society and human rights in Europe and Eurasia. Anna was Galina Starovoitova Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, and Deputy Director of the Centre for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights in Moscow, Russia. Over the years, she has contributed to 40 research and evaluation projects and publications in Russian and English. Anna holds a Mid-Career MPA from Harvard Kennedy School and a degree in journalism from Moscow State University. She is on the Standing Committee of the Council of Europe INGO Conference (Strasbourg), International Steering Committee of the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (London), and Sakharov Center (Moscow). Anna speaks Russian, English, and German.