Anna Tervahartiala

Anna Tervahartiala

Associate Director, Development & Outreach, Zürich

Anna has a background in communications, journalism and photography and has worked on themes related to sustainable finance, humanitarian interventions, foreign affairs, religion and diplomacy, as well as human rights. As Associate Director, Anna oversees Zurich’s Human Rights Watch Committee, leads the development and implementation of fundraising strategies, and works on strengthening the support for Human Rights Watch in and around Zurich. Anna is Finnish-Swiss, grew up in Helsinki and has been living in Switzerland since 2018. She has a Master in Visual Journalism from the University of Tampere and an Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict from the Geneva Academy.