Jan's interest lies in the convergence of technology and investigative journalism, where he contributes to shaping the future of reporting as DARC's Director of Data and Journalism Projects. Before launching DARC, Jan served as the Chief Data Editor at OCCRP, where he co-led the research and data team. Jan's journalism career took off as reporter in the investigative department of Germany's public broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk, contributing to groundbreaking exposés like the Luxembourg Leaks, Panama Papers, Russian Asset Tracker, and FinCEN Files. His outstanding work earned him the European Press Prize, the German Television Award (Deutscher Fernsehpreis), and he was recognized by Medium Magazine as one of the "Top 30 until 30" journalists.