Dr. Elizabeth Newbury is Senior Director, Center for Technology, Innovation, and Space, at Meridian International Center, leading tech diplomacy initiatives. She is also an award-winning game producer and globally recognized expert in leveraging technology—especially games—for social impact. Recent work includes supporting research with the Christchurch Call Foundation on combating online misogyny in gaming communities. Previously, she directed the Wilson Center's Serious Games Initiative (2017–2025) and was a Visiting Scholar at American University's Game Center. While at the Wilson Center, she was Chair of the Federal Games Guild, an informal community of practice hosting staff from across federal agencies looking to use games to meet mission goals. Newbury earned her BA from Bryn Mawr College in anthropology and Masters and PhD from the Cornell University Department of Communication, where she studied emerging new media technologies and the sociology of gaming audiences.