Who We Are
Footnote is a research communication firm with 15 years of experience helping academics reach mainstream audiences. We’ve partnered with over 400 researchers at institutions including Brown, Harvard, Duke, UC Berkeley, USC, and ASU — producing work published in Harvard Business Review, The Washington Post, Fast Company, Fortune, The LA Times, Wired, and dozens of other outlets.
The Footnote team is now accompanied by Folio, an AI-powered platform that makes editorial and communication expertise available to every faculty member, communications professional and administrator at your institution.
Leadership
Joe Morone
Co-Founder & CEO
Joe Morone
Co-Founder & CEO
Disciplines: Political Science
Joe Morone is the Co-founder & CEO of Footnote, a communications firm that increases the impact of academic research and expertise by sharing it with a broader audience. Joe partners with researchers and institutions to develop communication strategies for expanding the reach of their expertise through effective storytelling and media placement. He has collaborated on research communication campaigns at universities including ASU, Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Stanford, and USC, translating scholarship into influential content for media outlets such as The Boston Globe, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, The Washington Post, and Wired. Joe also serves as the Co-founder and COO of One Nation Every Vote, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that shares the experiences and stories of American voters and the history of voting in the US to encourage all Americans to exercise their right to vote. In 2020, he co-founded Rally Capital, a diverse investment network aimed at driving social impact, profitability, and professional connection. Joe has a BA in Political Science from Brown University and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Babson College.
Diana Brazzell
Co-Founder & Executive Editor
Diana Brazzell
Co-Founder & Executive Editor
Disciplines:
Diana Brazzell is the Co-founder and Executive Editor of Footnote, a communications firm that increases the impact of academic research and expertise by sharing it with a broader audience. She oversees a team of editors that collaborate with institutions and scholars to translate their research into accessible, engaging, original content targeted to mainstream readers. She has worked with more than 250 researchers at institutions including ASU, Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Stanford, and USC to create articles for media outlets including The Boston Globe, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, The LA Times, The Washington Post, and Wired. Prior to founding Footnote, Diana worked as a researcher at the Urban Institute, conducting studies and publishing numerous reports and policy briefs on criminal justice policy issues. She also founded the blog The Policy Brief to bring public policy research to a broader audience. Diana graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University with a degree in public policy and in religious studies.
We believe that expertise should
not be hidden behind complexity.
We believe that credibility
matters more than volume.
And we believe that the right voice, at the right time, can change how people think and act.
Why Universities Choose Us
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