Established in 2011, China-based GreatFire has tackled censorship by the Chinese authorities head on. The organization largely operates anonymously. All team members maintain close ties to China and are dedicated to establishing freedom of access to information for all Chinese.

Martin Johnson (pseudonym), Co-Founder

Oversees all technology initiatives and has recently been leveraging AI to enhance our current projects and to create new ones. He is motivated not just by finding solutions to problems, but by creating tanglible, measurable, and impactful projects.

Charlie Smith (pseudonym), Co-Founder

Oversees organizational operations and strategic vision. He has over a decade of experience monitoring and analyzing trends in Chinese internet and social media censorship. Charlie specializes in identifying compelling censored topics emerging from millions of data points. He is also experienced in media interviews and public engagement.