Elise Bergerson is an independent consultant for numerous podcast production and media companies in the realm of business development, operational scaling, and strategic management.

She is the former Business Operations Manager for This American Life and Serial Productions where she crafted the operational infrastructure of a production enterprise spanning six companies and producing among the most popular podcasts worldwide.

Prior to this, she worked in international relations and conflict resolution, first for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and later for the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum. She holds a Bachelors in political science from Barnard College and a masters in nonprofit management and public administration from New York University.