Krystina Shveda is an award-winning data journalist known for her exceptional talent in digital technology entrepreneurship. She was born and raised in Belarus before relocating to England to pursue her Master's degree at City University London. Krystina boasts a strong background in data analysis, data visualization, investigations, journalism, and product management. She is fluent in English and speaks Russian, Belarusian, German, Polish, and Ukrainian. Krystina's analytical thinking and self-driven innovation have endeared her to many who describe her as fast and continuous learning, interculturally aware, and someone who cares for social good.

Krystina has worked for various media organizations as a data journalist, sharpening her skills in Python and Excel, dataset design, web scraping, and charting principles for static and animated graphics. She is currently a data journalist at The Economist, where she applies her expertise in hypothesis-based inquiry, research, finding human-interest/actionable insights, and managing collaborative investigations to create news stories backed by data. Krystina was formerly the Director, Media Entrepreneur at glitch.digital, where she honed her product thinking, user research and planning, and team management skills.

Krystina's background and expertise make her a sought-after personality in the digital technology entrepreneurship and journalism ecosystems. Her contributions have earned her numerous recognitions, including the 30 To Watch: Young Journalist Awards 2019, where she won the Campaigns & Investigations category. She was also nominated for The Drum Online Media Awards 2019 in the Best Campaigning & Investigative Journalism category. In 2017, Krystina won endorsement by a UK government programme, Tech Nation, as an exceptional talent in digital technology entrepreneurship (Tier 1 visa).