WHO WE ARE 

MEET THE ACCESS INFO TEAM, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Meet the Access Info Europe Team!

The Access Info Europe team consists of our Board of Directors, International Advisory Board, staff members, as well as consultants, interns, and volunteers. The core team is based in the office in central Madrid, although some consultants are based elsewhere.
We get out and about a lot, implementing projects across the wider Europe region – check out our events – and you can also track us down on social media. Don’t hesitate to contact us, and we hope to meet you sometime soon!

Helen Darbishire

Executive Director

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Juan Sobrino

Financial Manager

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Rachel Hanna 

Deputy Director 

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Board of Directors

Access Info Europe’s governance body is the Board of Directors (“Junta Directiva”) which is elected by the General Assembly of members for a three-year term. The most recent elections were on 3 June 2022 and the Board will serve until June 2025.
The legal representatives of the organisation are the President and the Vice President. The Executive Director, who reports to the Board of Directors, is also a legal representative of the organisation.

Carlos Cordero Sanz

Director of Sustentia, a founder of Access Info Europe

President

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Christian Mihr

Journalist, Director of RSF Germany

Vice President

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Ainhoa Alzola

Financial services professional

Treasurer

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Joan Barata Mir

Legal expert, Fellow at the Cyber Policy Center of Stanford University

Secretary

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Carole Ewart

Convener, Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland

IAB liaison

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The International Advisory Board

Access Info’s International Advisory Board provides strategic advice, guidance and moral support, helping the team shape projects so that they have the maximum possible positive impact on transaprency in law and practice.

Sergejus Muravjovas

CEO Transparency International Lithuania

Chair of the IAB

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Alexander Fanta

Journalist, netzpolitik.org

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Ana Revuelta

Regional Coordinator UNCAC Coalition, OGP IRM

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