Maria Pevchikh

Biography

Maria Konstantinovna Pevchikh is a Russian investigative journalist and anti-corruption activist born on August 15, 1987, in Zelenograd. She graduated from Moscow State University and the London School of Economics, and has served as chairwoman of the board of directors of the Anti-Corruption Foundation since March 2023. Pevchikh has gained media attention for exposing high-level corruption in Russia, particularly after the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in 2020.