CEOWildlife Conservation Network
Dr. Jean-Gaël Collomb is the CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), an organization investing in the best ideas to ensure wildlife and people coexist and thrive through a global network of diverse conservation organizations, projects, and people. Inspired by a venture capitalist model, WCN identifies conservation entrepreneurs, providing them with the resources, networking and support needed to expand their impact on the species and communities they serve. JG started his career in Gabon in a primatology research station and has over 25 years of experience specializing in the intersection of conservation and development, with prior positions with the World Resources Institute and Wildlife Conservation Society. He holds a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida, focusing on the effects of tourism on rural communities in northeastern Namibia.