Our Team
RISE Project members have won international awards for investigative journalism including: The Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding International Reporting, Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards or The Global Shining Light Award.
Paul Radu
Paul is the Executive Director of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and…
Daniel Bojin
Specialized in economic/financial journalism, Daniel worked for eleven years as a reporter, editor-in-chief, and contributor…
Romana Puiuleț
Romana is a co-founder of RISE Project and an investigative journalist at OCCRP. Specialized in…
Roxana Jipa
Roxana graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences at the University of Bucharest.…
Sergiu Brega
Sergiu graduated U.N.A.T.C. – the Faculty of Film, Multimedia section (editing and sound). He is…
Matt Sarnecki
Matt is a producer, director, and journalist with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project…
Iurie Sănduță
Iurie is the co-founder and director of RISE Moldova. Previously, he worked as a reporter…
Mihai Pogan
Mihai is a freelance photographer. He travels frequently to Latin America and Southeast Asia, and…