Lewis Taylor joined the Knight Campus in October 2021. He brings experience in science communications training and practice, strategic communications, marketing, public relations, executive communications and higher education. He developed skills as a trainer at the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science and has helped empower faculty experts and trainees to share their research and innovative ideas with mainstream audiences in memorable and engaging ways. He works closely with communications colleagues across campus to tell stories about new discoveries, breakthrough innovations, and impactful research and scholarship and is committed to leading efforts to illustrate the powerful mission and vision of the Knight Campus. He has a B.A. in English from Tufts University and an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University. He is an active member of the University Research Magazine Association and has served on the board of directors for the Association of Science Communicators, a Portland-based organization committed to sharing science for broad impact. He enjoys cooking, traveling with his family, skiing and trail running.