James Kanter co-produces and edits EU Scream. For 12 years he was a staff correspondent for The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times reporting on climate change and covering the struggles over EU integration. He is a recipient of the Reporting Europe Prize and was previously the chief editor of The Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh where he started his career. When he still has free time, James plays punk rock mandolin in Brussels band Toy Division. Link to HQ portrait.
Tom Brookes co-produces EU Scream and does the occasional interview. He was a journalist a really long time ago but never for any outlets you would know. His day job is to help prevent dangerous climate change. In a previous life, Tom has been a lobbyist, spin doctor, spokesman and general public affairs monkey for companies including Microsoft. He also plays drums and he once got a trophy for ten pin bowling.
Sachiko Muto works with EU Scream on how to reach audiences in Brussels and beyond. In her day job she is the Chief Executive Officer at Open Forum Europe, a non-profit independent think tank promoting openness in computing to policy makers and communities across Europe. She previously lived in Silicon Valley, where she was a guest researcher at UC Berkeley. She is continuing her research at TU Delft into the social and political implications of technological change.
Lara Natale plays unique tributes to Ludwig Van Beethoven on the EU Scream piano.