Anna Chekhovich is the financial director of Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), an organization dedicated to exposing corruption within the Russian government. As a key figure in FBK, she has navigated severe financial repression by the Russian state, which has targeted the foundation and its members by freezing assets and blocking access to financial institutions. To counteract these restrictions, Chekhovich has played a crucial role in integrating Bitcoin as an alternative financial tool since 2015, allowing the foundation to continue its work despite state interference.

Her efforts have made her a target of Vladimir Putin’s regime, as FBK remains a major opposition force against corruption and authoritarian rule in Russia. Chekhovich’s experience highlights the intersection of financial technology, activism, and state repression.