Juliana Tafur

Juliana Tafur serves as the program director for Greater Good Science Center’s (GGSC) Bridging Differences initiative, applying her experience as social entrepreneur and founder of Listen Courageously, and as Emmy-nominated senior television producer and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Tasked with leading the initiative through its next stage of growth and impact, Juliana creates resources rooted in science to bridge political and cultural divides. This includes the production of multimedia content that blends science and storytelling, transforming complex issues into accessible and practical tools. She also forges strategic partnerships across sectors—government, education, philanthropy, and public service—and oversees communities of practice, to ensure bridge building skills and resources reach people and strengthen social cohesion across the United States.

As a Colombian American devoted to listening to bridge what divides us (as seen on her TEDx talk), fostering a broader culture of belonging—through dialogue, connections, and understanding—is her life’s mission. Juliana is an honors graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, and a 2021–2022 Obama Foundation Scholar at Columbia University. Outside of work, Juliana enjoys the lively rhythm of Miami life with her Norwegian husband, their two boys, two dogs, and a lynx-sized cat.