Summary
Willie Shubert is an editorial and program leader with 11+ years building global environmental journalism networks and digital tools that help reporters tell richer stories. As Executive Editor and VP of Programs at Mongabay he directs award-winning editorial strategy and created the outlet’s video, investigative, and data journalism programs. He has orchestrated time-sensitive, multimedia reporting campaigns for outlets from National Geographic to The Guardian and bylined features in top science and news publications. Previously at Internews’ Earth Journalism Network he led digital platform development and launched nine regional environmental reporting sites, co-authoring a UNESCO climate guidebook along the way. Willie combines newsroom editing with product-minded tooling—organizing journalists and building the online infrastructure that amplifies voices from environmental hotspots. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he brings a rare mix of hands-on editorial craft, program design, and international partnership experience.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Onsite Bootcamp, Web Development, Double Black Belt, Onsite Bootcamp, Web Development, Double Black Belt at Coding Dojo
Chinese, Chinese at Xi'an International Studies University
B.A., Geography, Chinese Studies, B.A., Geography, Chinese Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt
Chinese