From March 2026, Jakub Kalenský is on sabbatical, writing his PhD thesis on countering disinformation at Charles University in Prague. Between 2022 and 2026, Jakub worked in the Hybrid Centre of Excellence in Helsinki, most recently as the Deputy Director of the Centre’s Hybrid Influence team. He has specialised in disinformation and Russian hybrid activities since 2015 when he joined the newly created East StratCom Task Force in the European Union’s diplomatic service, the EEAS.
In the team, Jakub was responsible for raising awareness about Russia’s disinformation campaigns, and he and his colleagues founded the EUvsDisinfo campaign. Between 2018 and 2021, Jakub worked in the Atlantic Council. Before specialising in countering disinformation, Jakub worked as a journalist in the Czech Republic.