Summary
Gisele McAuliffe is a public interest communications expert, strategist, and educator. She has led high-impact initiatives in the U.S. and internationally that advance public health, climate solutions, disaster response, wilderness protection, and economic development.
 
She approaches communications as essential—not optional—for achieving the measurable goals of mission-driven organizations. Like finance or program design, public interest communications demand leadership, expertise, and a seat at the decision-making table.
 
Gisele has partnered with leading changemakers to design and implement strategies that deliver measurable impact. For example:

• Gates Foundation – Developed an advocacy communications framework that informed $265 million in philanthropic grants to expand public access to water, sanitation, and hygiene across Africa and Asia.

• Niger Delta Partnership Initiative Foundation – Built the U.S.–Nigeria communications program for this economic development organization that engaged local Niger Delta communities, attracted international investors, and helped secure $92 million in new funding.

• World Wildlife Fund – Directed communications for WWF’s global climate change campaign.

Earlier in her career, she reported and produced breaking news for CNN in New York and London. At age 25, she became a freelance foreign correspondent based in the UK and Kenya for United Press International Radio, Radio France Internationale, and Deutsche Welle.

 

Gisele currently serves as an adjunct educator and research insights writer at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.