Democracy

Megan Roberts is a former Interim Managing Director, GMF Digital at GMF.

Peter Benzoni is the senior investigative research officer on the Alliance for Securing Democracy at GMF‘s information manipulation team, where he manages ASD's data-driven tools, develops new methodologies to combat information threats, and conducts open-source investigations.

Peter most recently was a data analyst with Atlas Public Policy, where he was involved in the development of many of ASD’s tools—most notably, the Hamilton dashboard. Prior to his work at Atlas, Peter spent time as a cybersecurity associate with the US Department of Energy and as a development consultant with Accenture. He holds a B.S. in computer engineering and a B.A. in political science and international studies from Iowa State University.

Joanna Krawczyk is a former Deputy Managing Director, GMF East & Deputy Regional Director, Poland at GMF.

   Clara Volintiru is the Black Sea Regional Director based in Bucharest. 

Matthew C. MacWilliams is the global public opinion lead of the Foundation International Communications Hub (Comms Hub), a newly established organization located in Spain and dedicated to the furtherance of civil society and democracy around the world. He earned his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Massachusetts where he was a visiting research associate and also lectured on democracy and participation in the international Civic Initiative program.

Through surveys and focus groups, he has examined the roots of democratic deconsolidation and rise of illiberal politics in the United States and countries across Eurasia and Europe . He has conducted quantitative and qualitative research exploring this question in over 25 countries including Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain,  Ukraine, and the United States.