Background

Having completed my term as Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, I have returned fulltime to my never-abandoned academic and environmental interests. I am currently a Senior Research Scientist at Yale University, where I was a member of the faculty for many years and served as Provost between 1994 and 2002. My passion for conservation began when I was doing PhD research on the behavioral ecology of lemurs in Madagascar, and realized that helping to ensure a future for that island’s remarkable biodiversity must be an integral part of my future academic work. That realization became a lifelong commitment to conservation worldwide, as well as in Madagascar. 
In addition to chairing the CCI Advisory Board, I am a member of the WWF International Board, and serve as an advisor to Arcadia, and to the Liz Claiborne Art Ortenberg Foundation.

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