Mathias Friis is the investigative editor at DR, the Danish public service broadcaster.
He manages a team of journalists who produce in-depth stories for national television and radio, as well as for online platforms. Before becoming an editor, he worked as an investigative reporter in the news department at DR for seven years. He has won multiple journalism awards for his stories and documentaries. Most recently, he revealed that a Danish company had delivered jet fuel to the Russian air force in Syria, in violation of EU sanctions.
He sits on the board of the Danish Association of Investigative Journalism, where he organises conferences to educate, empower and connect journalists in Denmark and abroad.
He obtained his qualifications from the Danish School of Media and Journalism and San Francisco State University.
In 2017, he was among the inaugural cohort of fellows at the Constructive Institute.
