Jean François Tanda is an award-winning journalist, working for the past 20 years for Swiss and foreign media including Swiss radio and television SRF, The Economist (UK), Handelszeitung (CH), SonntagsZeitung (CH), Facta Magazine (JPN), and Die Welt (GER). Additionally, he has aided intelligence consultancies from various countries with investigations and background-checks.

Jean François Tanda holds a law degree (lic. iur.) from the Swiss university of Fribourg and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business Law (with distinction) from the City Law School, University of London, UK. He also holds a diploma from the Swiss school of journalism, MAZ.

As a lawyer, he has worked for the association of Swiss journalists «Impressum» and as an assistant to Professor Peter Gauch, at the Chair for Civil and Commercial Law of the University of Fribourg.