Hello.
Thanks for stopping by. I’m the New York Times Brussels bureau chief, currently covering the European Union.
I moved to the Times after eight years at the Wall Street Journal, where I most recently was East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi.
Here you’ll find a little more about my background and work.
Bio.
I was born and raised in Athens, Greece, and I’ve worked as a journalist for 15 years in Europe and Africa.
I live in Brussels with my husband, researcher and author Ilya Gridneff, our son Nikolai, our daughter Aliki, and our two labradors, Rupert and Scoop.
Education
Athens College (Grad. 2002)
International Baccalaureate Summa Cum Laude; Valedictorian
The Queen’s College, Oxford University (2002-2005)
BA/MA Oxon Modern History and Politics, with distinction
The London School of Economics & Political Science (2009-2011)
Masters in Public Administration (MPA) Public Policy & Management, with distinction
Skills & Languages
Greek (native)
English (native)
German (intermediate)
Work
The Wall Street Journal (2015-2019)
Africa Correspondent, Nairobi, Kenya
The Wall Street Journal (2011-2015)
European Union correspondent, Brussels, Belgium
The Economist, Marjorie Deane Fellow, London, U.K. (2010-2011)
Reporter
Eleftherotypia, Athens, Greece (2009-2011)
London correspondent
The Guardian, London, U.K. (2009-2011)
Freelance opinion writer on Greece and European Union affairs
City Press & Free Sunday newspapers, Athens, Greece (2005-2009)
Reporter, features, editor, editor in chief.
Awards & activities
Red Cross Refugee Reporting Award, One World Media
