Anand Mangnale

Based in India, Anand Mangnale joined OCCRP in 2021 as a regional editor for South Asia and oversees investigations into corporate fraud and government corruption and human rights abuses. Anand has worked on several investigations exposing corporate and government corruption, abuse of power, and government misinformation and fake news campaigns.

Prior to joining OCCRP, he co-founded and was a director at Our Democracy, an online crowdfunding platform promoting transparency and accountability in political funding in India. Anand has worked in media strategy, advocacy and human rights investigations. His work also focused on exposing corporate fraud, corruption and build grassroots media network. He also co-authored “The Drugged State of Punjab,” a book about the drug menace in the Indian state of Punjab.

Anand has a master’s degree in media, campaigning, and social change from the University of Westminster in London.