Rick Zedník
Senior Advisor and Secretary of the Board, Women Political Leaders (WPL)
In his work with Women Political Leaders (WPL) since 2016, Rick Zedník has engaged with Presidents, Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentarians to increase the number and influence of women in positions of political leadership.
As Chair of the Advisory Council of Euractiv (where he was CEO 2008-2016), he advises the management of the leading pan-European media network covering EU politics and policy.
As Deputy Secretary General of European Business Media (EBM), he supports the CEOs and Editors-in-Chief of Europe’s leading business newspapers and magazines in advancing their journalistic and economic success.
A Slovak-American dual citizen, he is the Co-Founding President of the political party Volt Slovakia, for whom he was a 2024 candidate for election to the European Parliament.
He is a member of the GLOBSEC Women Leaders Council and has served on the Boards of the Columbia Journalism School Alumni Association, the Fulbright Commission in Slovakia, and the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia.
He has an MBA from Harvard and a Masters from Columbia Journalism School. His writing and commentary has featured in over 30 media, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Fox News.
Rick Zednik
