Nika Soon-Shiong is the Publisher of Drop Site News, an independent investigative newsroom. She is the founder of the Fund for Guaranteed Income (F4GI), which operates universal basic income programs across 15 U.S. states and in 14 federal prisons. Previously, Nika worked in the Office of the President of the World Bank Group, helping to establish the Bank’s Disruptive Technology Initiative. Nika completed her Doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford, where her research exposes the evolution and implications of India’s biometric surveillance infrastructure. She is also a producer of three feature documentaries, including Shooting the Messenger, told through the lens of two young journalists in Gaza.

She serves on the boards of the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Compton Development Corporation, and is Board Chair of One Fair Wage. Nika speaks Spanish, Italian, Xhosa, and intermediate Hindi. She earned her Master’s degree in African Studies and Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Stanford University.