Charis has spent her journalism and publishing career in specialist media and startups focused on breaking down complex information for a variety of audiences. She founded Banking Review Media, an award-winning publication covering banking and technology, and later served as editor of Business Spectator, Technology Spectator and iTnews. She has managed teams of journalists in roles including Chief of Staff and Head of Digital Strategy for The Conversation, CEO of Schwartz Pro – an experiment in business journalism for policymakers, and Asia Pacific Editor at 360info, a regional wire agency with content written by university researchers.