Meet the team

The people behind the engine of Report for Impact.

Preethi Nallu is a researcher, filmmaker, and advocacy specialist, and the executive director and co-founder of Report for the World, a global service program supporting specialized journalists at public-interest outlets in 28 countries on issues such as climate, governance, health, migration, and education.

Born in Iran and raised in India, with a career spanning 16 countries, she has reported on and led campaigns around human rights and development—covering refugee movements and returns, media innovation and reform, and gender and children’s rights. Over 15 years, she has reported for mainstream outlets, managed independent platforms, and led multimedia advocacy for the UN; she later joined International Media Support (IMS) as an advocacy adviser and collaborations lead, co-editing IMS’s Mediabridge after a successful pilot.

Her work with Al Jazeera English and Refugees Deeply has earned two Webby Awards, an Amnesty Human Rights Reporting Award, and a Migration Media Award, and her film “Norway’s Afghan Sons” is long listed for the One World Media Awards.

Peter Matjašič
Network & Development Lead

Innovative European civil society and non-profit leader with more than 15 years driving impact in journalism, activism, and strategic philanthropy. Now Network Director at Reference Circle, Peter previously guided growth and transnational newsroom cohesion as Executive Director of Investigate Europe and advanced civic engagement through senior grant-making roles at the Open Society Initiative for Europe. His advocacy includes championing whistleblower protections, anti-SLAPP work, and pioneering pan-European campaigns for abortion rights (“My Voice, My Choice”).

As former President of the European Youth Forum and an Obama Foundation Europe Leader, Peter combines deep sector expertise with a skill for building collaborative, multicultural teams. Originally from Slovenia, now based in Barcelona, and fluent in eight languages, he excels in remote environments and values inclusive, participatory decision-making. Peter’s leadership is defined by bridge-building, integrity, and a belief that solidarity and collective action power democratic progress and resilient public-interest media.

Miguel García
Latin America Manager

Colombian journalist, producer, and podcaster Miguel García has spent his career highlighting the resilience, struggle, and hope of communities that often go unnoticed. In his work, he has sought to give a voice to ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, always believing in collaborative work and the power of journalism to connect the local with the global. García comes to Report for the World, channeling that passion to strengthen the media in Latin America.

In his years of experience, he has collaborated with various media outlets, organizations, and agencies in Colombia. In the Latin American context, he contributed to the coordination of International Media Support’s (IMS) Mediabridge project. Miguel is a strategic communications consultant and has worked for government agencies and NGOs. He has served as global communications officer for the People’s Health Movement. Miguel has been an advocate for freedom of the press, human rights, and the right to health.

Omar Rajaratnam
South Asia Program Manager

Omar is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Factum. He specializes in supporting the incubation, acceleration and relaunching of digital media start-ups in Sri Lanka and Asia, creation of public interest content for marginalized communities and supporting business viability of start-ups. He has also served as lead trainer on multiple initiatives regarding critical consumption of content. He was formerly Sri Lanka’s Country Manager for International Media Support Denmark and previously the Head of Media at the US Embassy to Sri Lanka and Maldives.

Neil Innes
Communications Consultant

Neil Innes is a UK-born, Australia-trained filmmaker turned audio and film producer whose first love is storytelling—on screen, in audio, and in conversation. Though he doesn’t call himself a reporter, he’s built a career crafting long-form, emotionally resonant podcasts and films that make complex, under-covered issues feel human and actionable.

At Report for the World and Report for Impact, Neil wants to use his background and networks to amplify local journalists’ work, connect stories to the communities they’re meant for, and help independent, community-rooted reporting thrive. Guided by a belief in local storytelling over flashy news delivery, his memorable work includes pandemic-era podcasts like Passport and MisInfonation, projects that deepened his commitment to conversations that shift perspectives and spark connection.

Adam Thomas
Chief Strategy and Operations Advisor

Adam Thomas is the founder of Evenly Distributed, which supports journalists, nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, and social entrepreneurs in building purpose-driven organisations. Through coaching, courses, and consultancy, Adam has worked with organisations like The Examination, Report for the World, and Reporters Shield to redesign their missions, fundraising strategies, and operations. In 2024, he launched Fundraising HQ (a free funder intelligence database), Funder Match (an experimental GPT tool), and Theory of Change (a newsletter for social entrepreneurs).

Previously, as Director of the European Journalism Centre, a 35-person nonprofit with a €5m annual budget, Adam spearheaded a rebrand and new strategic direction for the Centre, delivering over €20m in funding through initiatives like the Engaged Journalism Accelerator, the Journalism Funders Forum, the News Impact series, and the $3m European Journalism COVID-19 Support Fund.

Earlier, Adam was Chief Product Officer at Storyful, the world’s first social media news agency. He oversaw 20+ journalism products and key partnerships with Facebook, YouTube, and Google. During his tenure, Storyful grew from 16 to 120 staff and was acquired by News Corp in 2013. Adam also held leadership roles at Sourcefabric, developing open-source tools for news organisations, and transmediale, one of Europe’s largest digital culture festivals.

Virginiah Gitome
Program and Operations Director

Virginiah Gitome Program and Operations Director Virginiah Gitome is a programs and operations leader based in Kenya with more than 12 years of experience designing and implementing programs across the nonprofit and development sectors. Over the past several years, her work has focused on strengthening journalism ecosystems across Africa.

At Code for Africa, Gitome led initiatives that strengthened the information ecosystem across the continent, managing programs that built newsroom capacity, supported collaborative reporting across regions, and promoted data-driven storytelling through fellowships and training for journalists, researchers, and civil society actors. She also managed partnerships with organizations across the US, Europe, and Africa, including multilateral institutions. Gitome works at the intersection of strategy and day-to-day delivery, helping journalism initiatives take root, scale, and stick.

She believes that strong journalism ecosystems aren’t built on reporting alone, they’re built on well-run programs, thoughtful partnerships, and the operational foundations that allow teams to focus on the stories that matter. Gitome’s values are rooted in integrity, collaboration and a belief that thoughtful, people-centered approach leads to stronger outcomes.

She holds an MSc. Business Psychology from the University of Hertfordshire(UK) and an MSc. Entrepreneurship from the University of Nottingham (UK).