SSIR Team

Johanna Mair is the academic editor of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, professor of organization, strategy, and leadership at the Hertie School of Governance, and the codirector of the Global Innovation for Impact Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. From 2016 to 2018, she was the academic codirector for the Social Innovation + Change Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School. From 2001 to 2011, she served on the strategic management faculty at IESE Business School. She has held a visiting position at the Harvard Business School and teaches regularly at the Harvard Kennedy School. Before earning her PhD in Management from INSEAD (France), she was directly involved in executive decision-making in international banking. In 2008, she was recognized as a “Faculty Pioneer” for social entrepreneurship education by the Aspen Institute. Her research focuses on how novel organizational and institutional arrangements generate economic and social development and the role of innovation in this process. She has co-edited three books and been published in leading academic journals. Alongside her academic responsibilities, she advises or serves on the boards of multinational companies, the United Nations, governments, foundations, and social enterprises.

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Nicholas Jackson is editor-in-chief of Stanford Social Innovation Review. Nick brings more than 15 years of experience in editor-in-chief and director-level positions for leading publications and media startups. He is a National Magazine Award-winning editor whose extensive background includes roles with Outside, Pacific Standard, and The Atlantic. Jackson comes to SSIR most recently from Built In, an online community for startups and tech companies, where Jackson served as senior director, editorial. Previously, he served as editor-in-chief of Pacific Standard, an award-winning nonprofit publication dedicated to covering social and environmental justice issues through rigorous reporting, narrative journalism, and peer-reviewed research. As owner and principal of Fifth Gate Media, Jackson has provided consulting on editorial, digital growth, and content strategy to clients across academia and the private sector.

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David V. Johnson is deputy editor, print, at Stanford Social Innovation Review. He is a former philosophy professor turned journalist with more than a decade of experience as an editor and writer. Previously, he was senior opinion editor at Al Jazeera America, where he edited the op-ed section of the news channel’s website. Earlier in his career, he served as online editor at Boston Review and research editor at San Francisco magazine the year it won a National Magazine Award for general excellence. He has written for The New York Times, USA Today, The New Republic, Bookforum, Aeon, Dissent, and The Baffler, among other publications. He has taught at Stanford University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). David earned a PhD in philosophy from Stanford University, a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University, a master’s degree in classics from Cambridge University, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and history from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Berkeley.

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Bryan Maygers is deputy editor, digital at Stanford Social Innovation Review. He has more than a decade of experience as an editor at some of the web’s most influential news and opinion publications. Before joining SSIR, he was an editor at The Week and previously held several senior editorial positions at HuffPost, where he launched and edited the site’s first opinion section. He also has served as a volunteer mentor-editor for The OpEd Project, an organization dedicated to developing and supporting underrepresented voices in media. He has a bachelor’s degree in history and religious studies from the University of Kansas and now lives in Brooklyn.

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Marcie Bianco is editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review, as well as a writer and cultural critic. She is the author of Breaking Free: The Lie of Equality and the Feminist Fight for Freedom (PublicAffairs, 2023), and her writing can be found online at outlets like NBC, CNN, and Vanity Fair. She has a bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard University; a master’s degree in women’s studies from the University of Oxford; and a master’s degree and PhD in English literature from Rutgers University.

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Aaron Bady is editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review. Previously, he was an editor at Popula and The New Inquiry. His writing and interviews have appeared in publications including The Week, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Nation, and Pacific Standard. He has a bachelor’s degree in English from Ohio State and a PhD in literature from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Jenifer Morgan is global editions editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review. Jenifer was previously senior digital editor at SSIR. She has more than 20 years of publishing experience and has developed award-winning publications both in print and online. Before coming to Stanford University, she was a writer and web consultant for the Redford Center, a social change nonprofit founded by Robert Redford. Previously, she was editorial director of Ideal Bite, an online media company for conscious consumers. She was also the founding magazine managing editor of Shojo Beat magazine and managing editor of MacAddict magazine (now MacLife). Jenifer was a WorldTeach volunteer in Poland through Harvard University’s Center for International Development and earned a Private Pilot License from the Sierra Academy of Aeronautics. She has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California at Santa Barbara, with studies abroad at the University of Leeds, UK. She is also now based in the UK.

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Barbara Wheeler-Bride is editor, digital at Stanford Social Innovation Review. She has 20 years of experience with nonprofit organizations, ranging from community-based efforts to international organizations. Barbara has spent time working on young adult volunteer programs, a community-development initiative, nonprofit communications, and fundraising. She was previously the editor-in-chief of United Methodist Women’s Response magazine and BustedHalo.com. Barbara also served for eight years on the board of directors of the West Side Campaign Against Hunger, one of New York City’s largest food pantries. She has a bachelor’s degree in communications/journalism from Shippensburg University and lives in upstate New York with her family.

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Brian Karo is publishing and marketing manager at Stanford Social Innovation Review. Brian has worked in the publishing industry for nearly 20 years. Before joining SSIR, he worked for several successful Bay Area publications, including Red Herring, Sunset, and Yoga Journal. Most recently, Karo worked for Dwell media for over a decade in a variety of leadership roles, including consumer marketing director, senior product manager, and audience development manager, where he developed channel growth strategies for the brand’s community through web-platform adoption, subscriptions, partnerships, and live-event registration. He earned a bachelor's degree in business management with an emphasis in marketing from Sonoma State University.

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Shayani Bose is publishing and marketing manager at Stanford Social Innovation Review. She is a strategic content development program professional with around two decades of experience developing and executing programs that deliver results across marketing and sales funnels. Before joining Stanford University, Shayani was a marketing executive at Pall Corporation where she managed various channels of communication and organized brand programs. Before Pall, she was a marketing manager at LifeCell International creating and executing affinity marketing campaigns with brands in the mother and baby category. Shayani earned a bachelor's degree in mass communication from the University of Calcutta and received her master’s degree in business administration with a specialization in marketing from IBS, Bangalore. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Christie Fancher is the marketing coordinator at Stanford Social Innovation Review. She has four years of experience and has held a variety of positions within media and publishing. Before joining Stanford University, Christie worked in Honolulu, Hawaii, as a graduate marketing assistant and writing center consultant for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa English department, and as the assistant to the publisher at Element Media. Christie has presented her research on issues of disability and invisible illness at multiple academic conferences. She holds a bachelor's degree from Vassar College, where she attended as a Quest Scholar, and a master’s degree in English with a focus in composition and rhetoric from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She recently completed her MA project on the rhetorical functions of women’s illness narratives. She lives in the Los Angeles area with her two cats.

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Yulia Strokova is publishing production coordinator at Stanford Social Innovation Review. She has extensive experience in journalism, business communications, and brand marketing. Using her skills as a content strategist and producer, Yulia helps mission-driven ventures drive positive social change through inspiring storytelling and community engagement. Her social efforts have resulted in the launch of Impact.Edition, a Miami-based nonprofit media that amplifies the voices of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Yulia holds a master's degree in business administration from Florida International University and a PhD in journalism from Media Industry Academy.

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