Gabrielle Merite (she/her) is a French-born information designer and founder of Figures & Figures, where she presents data and information for ethically driven organizations. Her approach is informed by experiences in-house and on the agency side. As a passionate designer and former scientific journalist, she believes in designing for social change.Over the last seven years, Gabrielle used data as a tool for change — from empowering teams at Deloitte Insights or Pivotal Ventures with data visualization guidelines to creating data-driven platforms and stories for the United Nations, the World Bank, and the Environmental Defense Fund.Currently, you can find her shaping the data design system at Block and developing brand identities for ethically driven corporations and non-profits.Beyond this, Gabrielle seeks to influence the field of information design and help others succeed, as a design mentor at the Elevate Data Visualization Community. There, she teaches processes like “Finding your Style” and “How to write a Data Story” for 100+ entry- and senior-level information designers. Gabrielle is also on the Data Analytics & visualization program board at MICA.
