Carmen Cracknell

Carmen Cracknell is a senior reporter at Global Relay, specializing in financial services regulation, compliance, AI, fintech, ESG, crypto, and cybersecurity while also conducting expert interviews for podcasts. Prior experience includes serving as a PR Manager at SumUp, where Carmen handled consumer PR for a mobile payments company, and as a PR Consultant for Tonka Communications, focusing on tech, lifestyle, e-commerce, and blockchain clients. Additional roles include Senior Producer at The Associated Press, Producer at Alaraby TV Network, and Senior Analyst at The Red Flag Group. Carmen began the professional journey as a news intern at WAN-IFRA. Carmen holds a BA in Arabic and Politics from SOAS University of London and completed a year abroad at Damascus University.