Francesco Fiondella

BIOGRAPHY:

Francesco has more than 15 years of experience in strategic science communication, visual communication,  and media relations.

At Columbia, Francesco works across the Climate School and its affiliated centers to promote their research and expertise and to advance public understanding of climate and sustainability. He has also taught courses at Columbia on science communication and strategic climate communication.

Before joining the Climate School communications team, Francesco led communications for the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, where he used writing, photography, and video to show how communities most exposed to climate risk experience its impacts and how scientists are working to address them.

He is especially interested in bringing science into the public sphere through collaborations with artists, photographers, journalists and other cultural messengers.

Before joining Columbia, Francesco worked as an information graphics editor and staff writer at The Wall Street Journal. He holds master’s degrees in both journalism and environmental science from Columbia University.