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.

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.

Martin has worked as a reporter and editor for more than 30 years at digital and print publications. Before joining The Conversation, he wrote regularly on energy, science and technology, and business for MIT Technology Review, the Boston Globe and the Guardian. He previously worked as a reporter at CNET News/CBS Interactive and was executive editor at a Silicon Valley-based business technology newspaper. He started his journalism career in Paris where he worked for five years.

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.

Kate has worked as a reporter, editor and executive producer in a variety of newsrooms, including Philadelphia Weekly, NBC, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera America, AJ+ and TRT World in Istanbul. She received her bachelor's in print journalism from NYU, and master's in multimedia journalism from University of California Berkeley.

Vivian previously worked as a clinical researcher at UCSF and currently serves on the editorial board for 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.

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 their 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.

Emily helps scholars make articles regarding donors large and small, nonprofit management and organizations of all kinds accessible to the public. Previously, she ran the OtherWords editorial service and reported for Dow Jones and Bloomberg in Washington, D.C., Rio de Janeiro and New York City. She earned an MS from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a BA from the University of Texas at Austin.

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.

Jennifer covered environment, science and health for a decade as a freelance journalist before joining The Conversation in 2015. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Boston Globe Magazine, Popular Mechanics, Audubon, Discover and Slate. Previously she was a Congressional aide, public-interest lobbyist and policy analyst. Weeks holds a BA in history from Williams College, an MA in political science from the University of North Carolina and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School.

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.

Katrina has worked in Okinawa, Japan, in enrollment operations and CRM strategy for the University of Maryland Global Campus Asia. Before that, she worked as an Executive Assistant to the CEO of a public policy-oriented non-profit in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Government and Public Policy from Smith College and a master’s in Strategic Communication from the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC).

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.

A veteran journalist, Howard has spent most of his print and television career focused on the intersection of race, politics, and society. He has written for numerous publications, including Newsweek, the Boston Globe, and the Philadelphia Inquirer, and was executive editor of the Bay State Banner, one of the leading black newspapers in America. He is a graduate of Bucknell University with a degree in International Relations.

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.

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.

Currently serving for a second time as president of West Virginia University, Dr. E. Gordon Gee has been a leader in higher education for more than four decades. He holds an honors degree in history from the University of Utah and a J.D. and an Ed.D. from Columbia. He’s co-authored over a dozen books, including “Leading Colleges and Universities,” “Land-Grant Universities for the Future” and “What’s Public about Public Higher Ed?” (forthcoming), as well as papers on law and education.

Nayyera Haq is a seasoned communications strategist, speaker, former Obama White House Senior Director known for her expertise in helping leaders communicate powerfully and authentically. As a respected political commentator, she regularly appears on CNN, MSNBC, and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher discussing global affairs, culture, and policy. Nayyera also hosts the TrailBlaze podcast and talk radio on SiriusXM, where she amplifies diverse perspectives and thought leadership.

Stanley serves as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University and as a Visiting Professor of the 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 writes a regular column on education and other issues for Barron's and recently wrote the book "The Challenge for Business and Society: From Risk to Reward." He has taught as an Adjunct Professor at the New School University and LIU.

Mike heads James Farm Creative, a strategic communications firm headquartered in Weybridge, Vermont. Prior to founding James Farm, Mike was Middlebury College's first Vice President for Communications and Marketing. Earlier, McKenna was President, CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Marsteller, in New York City and Creative Director at Young & Rubicam. He holds a MS in Journalism from Boston University where he was an Abbott Scholar, and a BA from Wesleyan University.

Liz has served as counsel for numerous media organizations and is Of Counsel at Brown Rudnick LLP. She served on the boards of the Media Law Resource Center and the New England First Amendment Coalition, and the Advisory Board of the New England Center for Investigative Reporting. She served on the Governing Council of the Boston Bar Association and as president of the Women’s Bar Foundation of Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Yale College and the University of Virginia School of Law.

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.

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).