About


Jack Margolin is an independent expert on international crime and conflict. His work focuses on the use of emerging technology and novel methodologies to expose the drivers of political violence.

He has studied private military contractors and Russian criminal networks since 2014, and is the author of  The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’s Mercenary Army (Reaktion Books, 2024).

Jack previously led conflict finance investigations at C4ADS, a non-profit investigating crime and conflict. His investigations have been cited by the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Economist, the Financial Times and Politico. He lives in Washington, DC.



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