JOSH @ UTAH, USA

Josh leads ACS by building interdisciplinary teams to tackle problems in novel ways. He founded ACS in 2006, which focuses on program design, sustainability science, and evaluation. Trained as a natural scientist, Josh holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University and an M.A. from the University of California. He has worked on environmental and social issues in over a dozen countries, including the management of invasive species, environmental restoration, conservation finance, and incentive-based approaches to environmental conservation. Prior to ACS, Josh served as the Chief Scientist for Project Isabela in Galápagos Islands, one of the world’s largest island restoration project. He also played a pivotal, early role in the NGO Island Conservation, whose mission is to prevent extinctions by removing invasive species from islands. He served as a key advisor to the Chilean and Argentinean governments on the restoration of Tierra del Fuego. Josh has held fellowships with the Fulbright Commission, Guggenheim Foundation, Alcoa Foundation, and the Copeland Fellowship in Global Sustainability at Amherst College. He is currently a Research Fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Josh splits his time between the Wasatch Mountains and Andalucia.