Michelle Kendler-Kretsch

Michelle Kendler-Kretsch is a Research Fellow at ACDC, where she conducts data-driven investigations and analysis into critical corruption risk areas, authoring several reports and briefings on subjects including prediction markets, banking sector capture and foreign lobbying. She also helps strengthen collaboration between investigative journalists and academic researchers by assessing journalistic datasets, supporting data processing, and developing practical guidance for cross-sector research. Previously, Michelle served as Deputy Director of Investigations at The Sentry, an investigative and policy organization that tracks corruption, where she led the research and data team and specialized in OSINT and data-enabled investigations.