Filip Zelenka is a journalist who studied political science and international relations in Brno. While still at university, he began gaining experience in both journalism and analytical work, first as an analyst at Demagog.cz and later as a writer for The Student Times. He moved on to the weekly Euro before joining the economic daily e15, where in 2024 he won the Journalism Award in the Economic Journalism category for a comprehensive comparison of the Czech Republic and Poland. That same year, he joined Respekt, where he covers economic issues at home and abroad, as well as politics, his lifelong passion.