Dr. Jonathan Foley is the executive director of Project Drawdown, the most comprehensive group of plans ever proposed to reverse global warming. He is a world-renowned environmental scientist, sustainability expert, author and public speaker. His work is focused on understanding our changing planet, and finding new solutions to sustain the climate, ecosystems and natural resources we all depend on. Foley’s groundbreaking research and insights have led him to become a trusted advisor to governments, foundations, non-governmental organizations and business leaders around the world.
A noted science communicator, his presentations have been featured at hundreds of international venues and he’s appeared on National Public Radio, the PBS NewsHour, the BBC, CNN; and in the New York Times, the Guardian, Washington Post,Salon, WIRED; the HBO documentary “Too Hot Not to Handle”; and the upcoming film series “Let Science Speak.” From 2014 to 2018, her served as executive director of the California Academy of Sciences.