A Pulitzer Prize finalist for climate reporting at the Boston Globe, Beth also worked at the New England Center for Investigative Reporting as a reporter and director of partnerships. As Director of Strategic Development at InsideClimate, she worked to diversify the Pulitzer Prize-winning news outlet's revenue stream. She attended Stanford University as a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow in 2011/2012.

Ernest is an experienced financial and operations executive. He came to The Conversation from the Better Government Association (BGA), a nonprofit investigative reporting and policy advocacy organization based in Chicago. While at the BGA, he managed operations and engagement in addition to finance and HR, and streamlined all financial and operational procedures. He also oversaw a significant increase in audience growth through marketing and social media platforms.

Before joining The Conversation in 2014, Bryan spent the previous decade writing and editing on business, finance and economics topics, most recently as the editor of a business magazine based in Beirut. Before that, he covered corporate finance for Bloomberg News in London and New York. He earned his master's from New York University's Business and Economic Reporting program in 2007 and studied journalism and philosophy at the University of Minnesota.

Eric first walked into a newsroom at 16, enthralled by the clatter of typewriters and ticking of teletype, and never looked back. He earned a B.A. in English at what is now UMass Dartmouth and pursued a career in sports journalism at newspapers across southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod, covering the Red Sox, Patriots, and professional boxing among his various beats. The AP Sports Editors recognized his efforts with numerous national awards for commentary.

Jeff has three decades of experience working for news organizations in Antarctica, New Zealand, Vermont, Missouri, Maine and Massachusetts. He has covered many topics in politics, society, science and technology, and beyond. He has a BA in history from Middlebury College and an MA in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has worked at The Conversation since 2016.

Kalpana is an award-winning journalist who has worked as an editor, writer, and researcher at Harvard University. A 2009 Nieman Fellow at Harvard, she has pursued numerous social justice issues as a journalist at The Times of India, leading to several policy changes. Her book documenting the AIDS epidemic in India, Positive Lives, published by Penguin, is part of the required coursework at several Indian universities. Additionally, her case study on modern-day slavery is taught at Harvard ...

Vivian previously worked as a clinical researcher at UCSF and currently serves on the editorial board for the narrative medicine journal Intima. They earned their BA in human biology and comparative literature from Stanford, where they wrote and edited for a number of campus and medical publications.

Amy previously worked as a U.N. reporter and opinions editor for Devex. She also worked as a freelance reporter covering politics, human rights, and climate change for various news sites, including The Guardian and The Atlantic. Amy earned her master's degree in politics and government from Columbia Journalism School in 2014 and received her bachelor's degree in English literature from Macalester College.

Amanda was a 2020-2021 Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado, where she spent the academic year studying health disparities. From 2015 to 2020, she was the founding managing editor of Sapiens, an award-winning digital magazine focused on anthropology. Her writing has been published in National Geographic, Nature, Science, Science News for Students, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.

A graduate of Princeton University with a degree in religion and Near Eastern studies, Naomi began her career at the San Jose Mercury News. She has worked as a reporter and producer at Maine Public Radio, edited the opinion pages for two Maine newspapers and, with her husband, John Christie, founded the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, a non-profit news outlet that produces investigative and accountability reporting.

Alfonso has worked as a writer and editor in several newsrooms over two decades, including TIME, Al Jazeera America, CNN and Pacific News Service. His work has also appeared in Scientific American, The New York Times and The Guardian. A proud Toulousain by marriage, Alfonso holds an MS from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Maggie studied neuroscience as an undergraduate because it was the most interdisciplinary science major. Confident she didn't want to be a bench scientist or a physician, she luckily realized that a career in science communication was possible. She earned a master's degree in science journalism and has since worked in public radio, public television, museum exhibit creation, educational video production and more. Maggie strives to translate science concepts so they're accurate and accessible.

Matt is an editor with more than two decades’ journalistic experience. A former breaking news reporter for the U.K.’s Press Association, he moved to New York in 2009 as the agency’s North America Correspondent. After a stint as weekend editor for The Guardian, Matt joined Al Jazeera America as senior editor, later taking on a similar role at ABC News. He also worked as a reporter for the HBO show "Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas."

Beginning in the summer of 2023, Emily is working on an initiative to regionalize The Conversation's model and forge additional collaborations to support local news organizations. Part of this work involves building trust between universities and local reporters. Emily is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Barnard College. She is a member of the first journalism cohort for Take the Lead: 50 Women Can Change the World.

Roman is a writer, reporter and editor based in Pittsburgh, PA, where he's covered health, housing, economic development and the local restaurant scene. He is a graduate of Allegheny College's English department, and enjoys stopping for ice cream even when there's a little snow on the ground.

Cassandra Stone is a seasoned editor, writer, and content strategist with more than a decade of experience in digital media. Her work spans parenting, lifestyle, social and political commentary, as well as in-depth health reporting. She currently lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, two daughters, two cats and a dog. When not working, you can find her making her way through her TBR stack, or sneaking sweets from her pantry when her kids aren’t looking.

Tom Kutsch has been a journalist for more than 15 years, during which he has reported and edited at titles including Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera America, ABC News, The Trace and The Huffington Post. He lives in Paris.

Kim is a writer, editor, interface expert, and musician. As lead researcher for Duke University’s Rutherfurd Living History program, Kim architected a system for interactive transcripts. As a consultant, she helped PBS Frontline build a similar system for its Transparency Project. Kim got her start as a metro reporter in Washington D.C. for UPI, and later founded the internet beat as a senior editor at PC Week. She co-founded Technology Research News.

Priyanka is a fundraiser and an advocate for journalism. Previously, she was at CalMatters, where she worked on developing diverse revenue streams, eventually focusing on major gifts. Early in her career, she co-founded one of the first local news sites in California, garnering the attention of news observers nationally. Her approach to fundraising has been shaped by Jenn McCrea, who ran the Exponential Fundraising program at Harvard University. She serves on the advisory board of the Pivot F...

Jai is a nonprofit leader with over a decade of experience in program management, development, and community engagement. He also serves as Operations Manager at the Journalism Refugees Education Fund, supporting exiled journalists from refugee backgrounds in pursuing higher education across the U.S. and Canada. Jai holds a BA in Psychology from St. Augustine College and an MS in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies from DePaul University.

Eric began his career as a fundraiser for the University of Michigan (his alma mater.) After similar positions at the University of Massachusetts, Suffolk University and Georgetown University, he transitioned to consulting with universities for The Chronicle of Higher Education and NBC News' educational division.

Chris Calimlim is a graduate of Brandeis University where she holds a BA in English. Prior to earning this position at The Conversation, she was an intern here and earlier worked as a freelance creative writer.

Joel ran social media strategy and launched vertical sites on Catholicism and technology for The Boston Globe. He has also worked in product management and editorial positions at The Christian Science Monitor, Lycos, and CNN International. He holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard and an MS in library science from Simmons College.

Adrienne built her career at The Boston Globe and Boston.com, where she served as the company’s first social media editor and was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the Boston Marathon bombings. She has worked with organizations ranging from biotech startups to public radio, developing audience growth strategies that help teams engage more effectively with the people they want to reach. Adrienne graduated from Barnard College.

Sumalitaa is an experienced people and culture professional. Throughout her career, spanning over a decade, she has helped startups to scale up their teams and designed policies to align organizational culture with business strategy. She has experience in retail, e-commerce and health care industries in India and the U.S. Sumalitaa has a master's in clinical psychology from SNDT University, Mumbai, India.

Damian is Chief Operating Officer of The Conversation International. He's previously worked in government on programs and as a ministerial policy adviser. Damian works with The Conversation teams across our global network to coordinate global strategies and secure funding from philanthropic foundations.

Ben is a former executive editor and publisher of the Boston Globe where he worked for 28 years, including four years in the Washington Bureau. He is chairman of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, a non-profit organization that advocates for Boston's park system. He also chairs the board of Living on Earth, an environmental news program on National Public Radio, and serves on the board of Discovering Justice, a non-profit organization that focuses on civic education and its role in democracy.

Margaret is a TV executive, producer and journalist and the former VP of national programs for WGBH/Boston. She served as an executive producer in public broadcasting and a producer at CBS News. Prior to that she worked at Bill Moyers’ Journal and ran the Ford Foundation's News and Law program. Her awards include Peabodys, primetime Emmys, duPont-Columbia awards and the WGA. She is a graduate of Columbia School of Journalism and was the founding Managing Editor of The Conversation U.S.

Alvin is president of Cooperhall Press, Inc., a company that designs and conducts training programs and produces videos about investment markets for financial services companies, regulatory organizations, and technology vendors worldwide. He is an award-winning television and radio broadcaster, best-selling author and a respected financial educator. He is Trustee Emeritus of Bowdoin College, his alma mater. He is now completing a memoir and developing television, radio and podcast series.

Alexia serves as Dean of the Library and University Librarian at Georgetown University. She previously held the position of Associate Director for Research, Learning, and Strategic Partnerships at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Libraries, where she led the Libraries’ artificial intelligence strategy. A distinguished leader in the information profession, she serves as the Association of College and Research Libraries Vice-President/President-Elect and as trustee for several na...

Stanley serves as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University and served as an innovator in residence and as a visiting professor of practice at Duke University. In addition, he serves as a Trustee of the State University of New York where he chairs the Academic Affairs Committee. He recently wrote the book "The Challenge for Business and Society: From Risk to Reward." He has also taught as an Adjunct Professor at the New School University and LIU and was the NYC Deputy Schools Chancellor.

Michele leads the Women’s College Coalition, a membership association of women’s colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. Previous positions include President and CEO of Women’s Funding Network (WFN), CEO of the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential (GCAPP) and Senior Lecturer at the University of Nigeria. One of Fast Company's Extraordinary Women of 2012, she has a BA from Douglass College and an MS from Rutgers University in City and Regional Planning.

Gerson is an attorney who serves on the boards of Physicians for Human Rights, Public Citizen, Public Justice, the Civil Justice Research Initiative and on the advisory board of the Human Rights Center at U.C. Berkeley. He has won many awards for his work, ranging from the Public Justice Foundation’s national Trial Lawyer of the Year Award to the Harry Philo Award from the American Association for Justice. He is a member of the bars of Texas and California.

Sam is a Senior Managing Director at investment bank Progress Partners. He is also a Founding Partner at Progress Ventures, a venture fund that invests in media and marketing technology companies. Prior to joining Progress Partners, he held positions at Pod Consulting, Procter & Gamble, the Phoenix Media/Communications Group, IGN Entertainment, Inc., and Snowball.com. Sam earned an MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and a BA from Lewis & Clark College.

Ernie is the former Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. He is also a professor of political science, a faculty fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School, a board member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, a member of the National Academies' Computer Science and Telecommunications Board and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Tom Fiedler is a former journalist and dean emeritus of Boston University’s College of Communication, which provided The Conversation with its first home in the US. He served on the Conversation Board for 11 years, including two as board chair. Before academia, Tom had a distinguished career as an investigative reporter, a political columnist, and ultimately as the executive editor of The Miami Herald.

Andrew Jaspan is the creator and co-founder of The Conversation. He launched the project in Australia in 2011 and was instrumental in seeing it established in the UK and the US. The project was born out of concerns Andrew had about public access to reliable information amid a dramatic shift in the production and consumption of journalism internationally. Andrew has been Editor of The Observer, The Age (Melbourne), The Scotsman and the Sunday Herald (Glasgow).