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.

Molly comes to The Conversation after editing international news at The Christian Science Monitor. Previously, she worked in education, including several years as a literature and writing teacher in Hong Kong. She holds a BA in sociology and English from Williams College and an Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Kalpana has worked as an editor, writer and researcher at Harvard University. A 2009 Nieman Fellow at Harvard, she pursued many social justice issues as a journalist at The Times of India. Her case study on modern-day slavery is part of a Harvard course, and her book on the AIDS epidemic in India is taught at many Indian universities. She holds a Master in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School.

Nick has been The Conversation's Arts + Culture editor since our launch in 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Cut, The Christian Science Monitor and Salon.

Mary completed an AAAS Mass Media Fellowship with The Conversation U.S. in 2022 before joining the science team in 2023. Mary holds a master's degree in environment and resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied community coexistence with urban wildlife, as well as a BS degree in conservation biology and life sciences communication from the same institution.

Stacy spent a large part of her career as an Associated Press national editor and state government reporter. She has covered science, climate change and sustainable development for much of the past two decades, including helping build an award-winning news startup and as a communications officer at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and at the World Bank. Her master's degree focused on cognitive science.

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.

Eric has over 30 years of experience as a science and technology reporter and editor. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, CNet, Discover, Nature, Science, Scientific American, and Wired. Eric co-founded and edited Technology Research News, a weekly online news publication that covered university research in emerging technology and applied science. He is a graduate of Oberlin College.

Tracy joined The Conversation in 2023 after spending more than eight years at Bloomberg. Before that, she edited for a range of businesses and nonprofits, including Euromoney Institutional Investor and Teach For America. She has a master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School and a bachelor’s degree in English from Clark University.

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."

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).