Masha coordinates Pew's cross-campaign efforts with the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Before joining Pew, Masha worked for Humane Society International to protect elephants, lions, leopards, polar bears, and other species through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), and the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from George Washington University and a Juris Doctor from the William & Mary Law School.