Tatyana Margolin
Tatyana Margolin (Bluesky – LinkedIn) is a leading expert on the authoritarian playbook and global responses to authoritarianism, with a career spanning human rights law, philanthropy, and grassroots activism. A recognized thought leader, Tatyana has extensively published, spoken, and testified on anti-authoritarian tactics, civil society resilience, and resistance movements. Her work has influenced policy at all levels and has provided strategic guidance to those combating encroaching authoritarianism threats across the world.
Originally from Belarus, Margolin’s early experiences lay the foundation for her far-reaching activism and understanding of the global authoritarian landscape. She is a co-founding partner of STROIKA, whose mission is to reverse the tide of rising authoritarianism by building, resourcing, and connecting resistance movements around the globe. Since its founding in 2022, STROIKA has brought its global expertise in anti-authoritarianism to US civil society, with Margolin playing a key role in forging strong networks across international human rights, grassroots activism, independent journalism, and legal empowerment movements.
In her decade at the Open Society Foundations, Margolin supported legal interventions for injection drug users, sex workers, patients seeking palliative care, and other marginalized groups. She continued the fight for equity while leading OSF’s Eurasia Program, where she supported grassroots activists in perilous locations where civil society was under threat.
