Gabrielle Lipton has served as Head of Communications for UNU-MERIT since 2023. Her background is in science communications, having held positions as Editor-in-Chief for the Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn, Germany and Editor for the Center for International Forestry research in Bogor, Indonesia. Prior to these roles, she began her career in journalism at various magazines in Jakarta and New York. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Southeast Asian Globe, Slate and Vice, among other publications.