Science · Story · Impact · Strategy
Science is full ofworld-changing ideas.
Acropetal works at the intersection of communications and strategy to help those ideas reach the people who need them.
We help science-forward organizations communicate with precision, credibility, and impact.
R&D, executive, and corporate communications | Public affairs | Thought leadership | Media relations | Content strategy | Stakeholder engagement | Publication planning | Scientific writing and editing
About
Lisa Girard, PhD
Acropetal Strategic Communications Founder/Principal
Lisa Girard, PhD launched Acropetal Strategic Communications in 2025 to help science-forward organizations communicate with precision, credibility, and impact.
Prior to starting her consulting practice, Girard served as the Director of Strategic Communications at Whitehead Institute for almost a decade. A former bench scientist, she has nearly two decades of strategic communications, scientific writing, and editing experience including previous roles at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech), the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard as their Director of Scientific Communication.
Earlier in her career, she was HSCI's Associate Director of Strategic Alliances, as well as creator and editor of HSCI's StemBook and Caltech's WormBook.
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