Esther Kersley is the Commissioning Editor at the European Leadership Network (ELN), responsible for managing the communication of the ELN’s policy positions and research, and commissioning publications and articles on topical issues related to multilateral arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation, and Russia-West relations.
Prior to joining the ELN, Esther worked at the fact-checking charity Full Fact, where she managed their media relations. She has also worked at the London School of Economics (LSE), peace and security think tank the Oxford Research Group, and anti-corruption NGO Transparency International. She has also spent time in Israel-Palestine working on conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Esther holds an MSc from the LSE in Comparative Politics and a BA from SOAS in Politics.
Esther is also a documentary photographer and holds an MA in Documentary Photography from the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.