A journalist by training, I have written and edited for international development organizations in Washington, DC, a Moscow investment bank, news outlets in the US and Russia, The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires, Thomson Reuters, NBC News, Law360, UPI and China Daily. I served as a US Peace Corps volunteer in Turkmenistan, teaching English as a second language to medical professionals. In addition, I've taught ESL at private language schools in Moscow, DC and NYC.