Alissa Ordabai studied Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art and Sound Engineering at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts before graduating with a law degree from the University of London. She freelanced as journalist and editor in London from 2006 to 2014, conducting in-depth interviews with artists ranging from Alan Parsons to Aerosmith. After moving to New York in 2015 she worked in classical music management at IMG Artists and in music law at Serling Rooks. She currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of EastWest Review

magazine which focuses on security, human rights, and foreign policy in the former Eastern Bloc.