IRENE TOPORKOFF

IRENE TOPORKOFF

Co-founder

Irene Toporkoff is the co-founder of Worldcrunch, and was formerly the CEO of Angie Interactive and Ask.com France. She has also worked at the telecommunications company Wanadoo /Orange in France.

JEFF ISRAELY

JEFF ISRAELY

Co-Founder

Jeff Israely is the co-founder and editor of Worldcrunch. A former Time magazine bureau chief in Rome and Paris, he has also been a correspondent for the Associated Press, Boston Globe and Oakland Tribune. He teaches at the Graduate School of Journalism of the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris (Sciences Po).

BENJAMIN SABBAH

BENJAMIN SABBAH

Chief Operating Officer

Benjamin Sabbah, Chief Operating Officer of Worldcrunch, worked 12 years in senior management and strategic positions within the sales and marketing department of Agence France-Presse (AFP). Benjamin teaches economics of the media industry at Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme (ESJ) / Sciences Po Lille.

BERTRAND HAUGER

BERTRAND HAUGER

Content Director

Bertrand Hauger joined Worldcrunch in 2011 as a translator and writer, and now heads the company’s content creation. He is a graduate of La Sorbonne Nouvelle school of bilingual journalism, and previously worked as a journalist in a local newspaper in his native eastern France, and as content producer for a digital startup.

LAURE GAUTHERIN

LAURE GAUTHERIN

Journalist & video producer

Before joining Worldcrunch editorial team in 2017 as a multimedia producer, Laure Gautherin worked for 6 years as a journalist and then head of content for aufeminin’s Society section and later as editor-in-chief of Wamiz. She graduated from Paris VII University with a Master in translation and from La Sorbonne Nouvelle with a Master in bilingual journalism.

LILLIAN WAGNER

LILLIAN WAGNER

Branding & Social Media

Lillian is an entrepreneur and business development manager. After graduating from the American University of Paris with a bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship and Global Communications, she set up a consulting start-up to guide U.S. business development projects, before joining Worldcrunch as the Head of Branding & Social Media.

ANTONIN PLANAGUMA

ANTONIN PLANAGUMA

Development and Project Manager.

After graduating in Law, Economics and Management, Antonin obtained a Master's degree in Digital Marketing. He then spent three years in the media sector at Agence France-Presse with the mission of developing the French corporate market, before joining Worldcrunch as Development and Project Manager.

ANNE-SOPHIE GONINET

ANNE-SOPHIE GONINET

Journalist, translator & video producer

Anne-Sophie graduated from the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris with a Master's degree in bilingual journalism. Anne-Sophie worked for local newspapers in France before joining Worldcrunch, where she has been putting her linguistic, journalistic and video-making skills to use.

ROZENA CROSSMAN

ROZENA CROSSMAN

Journalist and translator

Rozena is a journalist and translator based in Paris. She has written for English language publications such as The Guardian, The New York Times and Ozy on topics varying from biohacking to Latvian politics.

CARL KARLSSON

CARL KARLSSON

Journalist and translator

Carl is a journalist and writer born in Stockholm and based in Paris. His work has appeared in Foreign Policy, Longreads and HuffPost. He is an alumnus of the Paris Sorbonne, the American University of Paris and Columbia University.