Julia Roig is the President of PartnersGlobal, an international non-profit based in Washington DC that works through a global network to create partnerships with local change leaders to transform conflict, strengthen democratic institutions, and achieve sustainable development. Julia has been spearheading a new Narratives for Peace initiative at PartnersGlobal, in partnerships with the Alliance for Peacebuilding to bridge theory and practice; conduct research on framing peacebuilding for a US audience; and, build partnerships with the creative industry to improve delivery of a meta-narrative for peace. The research conducted for this article was funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Peace. Special thanks to the amazing research team, Daphne Assimakopoulos, Sam Danello and Laura Webber.