Luisa Ortiz Pérez

Executive Director, The Media Resilience Network

Dr. Luisa Ortiz Pérez is the executive director of Vita-Activa.Org, a helpline for journalists, human and digital rights defenders. She leads The Media Resilience Network, MDRnet.org, their Mental Health Helpline for the U.S. She is a creative strategist with over 20 years of experience in mental health, digital rights and care in media. Luisa is author of “A Human Condition, a play about journalism” and a 2023 JSK Journalism Fellow at Stanford University. She designs inclusive, high-impact global initiatives at the intersection of media, design and the arts.