Katri Makkonen is an experienced communications expert and the former Communications Director for the Finnish President. She became known during her time as a journalist for the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle), where she served as, among other roles, Yle's Asia correspondent and a host for current affairs programs. She was awarded the Bonnier Grand Prize for Journalism in 2009 for her reporting on China. Today, she is a founding partner and communications advisor at Aina Advisors.
Katri Makkonen is an experienced communications expert and the former Communications Director for the Finnish President. She became known during her time as a journalist for the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle), where she served as, among other roles, Yle's Asia correspondent and a host for current affairs programs. She was awarded the Bonnier Grand Prize for Journalism in 2009 for her reporting on China. Today, she is a founding partner and communications advisor at Aina Advisors.