The People Behind It
COO
Melker Ferdfelt
🇸🇪 KTH student from an entrepreneurial family. The Swede in the team. Melker co-founded Riedia with the passion for local news. He works on business collaboration and deals with administrative procedures.
CEO
Xuecong (Sabrina) Liu
🇨🇳 Graduate from Machine Learning Master’s program at KTH. Ex-physicist. Global citizen. Xuecong co-founded Riedia to see what AI can achieve in the news industry. What does she do? Customer, team, and vision.
CTO
Carlos Lago
🇪🇸 Graduate from Machine Learning Master’s program at KTH. Carlos co-founded Riedia to apply AI in the news industry. He has published 2 papers in Machine Learning, and is leading the tech and AI.
Full Stack Developer
Rafael Romón
🇪🇸 Graduate from the Embedded System Design Master’s program at Chalmers University of Technology with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science. He has published 3 papers in tech fields, including Machine Learning. He joined in July 2021, and is a full-stack developer (and the head of tech magic).
Editorial Manager
Julia Powanda
🇺🇸 She holds a Bachelor’s in International Affairs, and a Master’s in Global Studies. Experienced in editing, content curating, and translating, in Chile, China, and Sweden. She joined Riedia in July of 2022 to write and curate quality content for international residents.
Journalist & Curator
Viviana Levet
🇲🇽 Journalist and digital strategist with years of experience in top organisations, including Forbes México and WWF Sweden. Master’s student in sustainable communication at Jönköping University. She joined Riedia in August 2022 to write and curate quality content for internationals.
Journalism Advisor
Jane Bottomley
🇬🇧 Lecturer in Language and communication at KTH. Keen writer across genres, including academic textbooks and local journalism. Jane joined in the summer of 2022 as an advisor on journalism.
UI/UX Designer Intern
Geovana Holaten
🇧🇷 Graduate from Graphic Design at the Federal University of Technology – Paraná, with specialization in Organizational Marketing. 2 years of professional experience in the field of design.
Marketing Intern
Nikita Jain
🇮🇳 Marketing student currently exploring the field of digital marketing. Curious and a creative person who likes creating visually appealing context and help brand increase the social presence.
UI/UX Designer
Giorgio Nicolella
🇮🇹 Graduated from Graphic Design for Multimedia Arts Master's program at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples. During his professional career, he has worked in many communication fields, with a particular inclination toward Motion Design, post-production editing, and UX/UI Design.
Journalism and Social Media Intern
Paul Chen
🇨🇳 Humanities student with transdisciplinary experiences in journalism, social media, and curation. He joined Riedia in February 2023 to work on newsletter and social media marketing. He dedicates to promote cross-boundary understanding and solidarity through textual and visual narratives.
