Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Jared Lipworth, Chairperson
HHMI Tangled Bank Studios

Kaitlin Yarnall, Secretary
National Geographic Society

Bill Gardner, Chairperson Emeritus

Board of Directors

ARRI
Peter Crithary, Vice President, Marketing and Market development

BBC Studios
Jonny Keeling, Head of Natural History Unit

Blue Ant Media | LoveNature
Alison Barrat, SVP Production and Development

Conservation International
Jamie Cross, VP Brand Partnerships

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Tara Stoinski, President and CEO / Chief Scientific Officer 

Doclights
Jörn Röver, CEO

GBH
John Bredar, VP National Programs

HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
Jared Lipworth, Head of Studio

Humane Society International
Donna Gadomski, ​Senior Director of External Affairs

International Fund for Animal Welfare
Danielle Kessler, Director, US Office

Jane Goodall Institute
Anna Rathmann, Executive Director, Jane Goodall Institute USA

Lucky8
Kim Woodard, Co President

NHK Enterprises
Masa Hayakawa, Head of Natural History Unit

National Geographic Content
Janet Han Vissering, SVP, Development & Production

National Geographic Society
Kaitlin Yarnall, Chief Storytelling Officer, Senior Vice President

Nature/WNET
Fred Kaufman, Executive Producer

Netflix
Sara Edelson, Director of Documentary Series

NEWF - Nature Environment Wildlife Filmmakers
Pragna Parsotam-Kok, Executive Director

Off the Fence Productions
Bo Stehmeier, CEO

ORF Science Department
Gernot Lercher, Head of Natural History UNIVERSUM

PBS
Bill Gardner, VP of Multiplatform Programming & Head of Development

RED Digital Cinema
Brian Henderson, Vice President, Business Development at RED Digital Cinema

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Paul A. Baribault, President and Chief Executive Officer

Sony Electronics
Tanya Lyon

Arte France
Hélène Ganichaud, Head of Specialist Factual Unit 

Terra Mater Studios
Walter Koehler, Chief Executive Officer

Wanda Films
José María Morales, CEO/Founder

Waterbear
Sam Sutaria, CEO

Wildstar Films
Vanessa Berlowitz, Co-founder / Chief Creative Officer

World Wildlife Fund
Christopher O'Leary, Executive Producer