Maya Stravinskaya is a Berlin-based journalist and Managing Director of XZ Foundation, a German non-profit organisation supporting independent media, culture and education. She began her career as a cultural correspondent at Kommersant and later became editor-in-chief of Snob.ru. She went on to lead data journalism and infographics teams at RIA Novosti and Rambler, producing award-winning visual journalism. In recent years, she has worked on creating chatbots to counter propaganda and foster communication in divided societies.