Sylke Gruhnwald studied Sinology and Business Administration at the Universities of Munich and Vienna and works as a journalist in Switzerland. She is a co-founder of Hacks/Hackers Zürich, Lobbywatch.ch and the Reporter-Forum Schweiz. She was president of the board of directors of Journalismfund.eu and a board member of Investigativ.ch. She was also involved in the research project The Migrants’ Files . Her teams and she herself have received several awards for her work