Scott Griffen is the executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, publishers, and media executives for press freedom. A respected media freedom advocate and expert, he joined IPI in 2012 and served as the organization’s deputy director from 2018 to 2024. He is the author of numerous reports on press freedom and independent journalism and has led IPI programs and in-country advocacy in dozens of countries on six continents. He holds degrees from Yale University, King’s College London, and Johannes Kepler University Linz.