Nicola Barrach is Director of Civic and New Media Initiatives, after having joined the ICNC team as Program and Research Associate in 2008. She holds a JD from the University of Paris, Panthéon-Sorbonne, a Master's degree in political science and development studies from the Institute for Political Studies (IEP or Sciences-Po) in Paris, and a Master's degree in human rights and humanitarian law from the University of Paris, Panthéon-Assas.

She previously worked or interned at the Council of Europe, UNESCO and the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) at the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.