Dasha is Consumer Goods Columnist for Reuters Breakingviews in London, as well as writing on Russia and Turkey. She broke dozens of scoops as Reuters' EMEA Deals Correspondent. Dasha also reported on the Syrian war and the 2016 Turkish coup attempt from Istanbul. Previously, she produced business news on the BBC's Today programme and 5Live. Dasha started her career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and holds a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.