Gil Duran is an American journalist, author, and former political staffer based in San Francisco. He is currently a Book Author at Simon & Schuster.

Duran's career in media includes serving as the Editorial Page Editor at the San Francisco Examiner and as the California Opinion Editor for McClatchy California at The Sacramento Bee. He also held the position of Senior Vice President for Media at Fenton. In addition to his media roles, Duran co-founded Framelab Communications.