We Are Panthera

Your support helps our team of passionate and dedicated people around the globe protect wild cats and the wild places they live. Whether they direct Panthera’s conservation and research strategies, educate the world about wild cats or build our global operations, Panthera’s leaders are devoted to our mission to preserve wild cats for future generations. 

Panthera’s team is not alone in tackling this challenge. Anyone and everyone who loves wild cats is part of this movement. Explore our Help Cats page to see how you can get involved. 

The People of Panthera

Whether on the frontlines of conservation or based in our New York City headquarters, Panthera is led by a burgeoning team of multinational scientists, law enforcement professionals and other wild cat advocates.

Our team includes over 100 staff working and leading projects in over 35 countries across four continents.

"Group of three men photographed with lion collaring"
© FERNANDO TORTATO / panthera

Meet Our Global Staff

Leadership

Fred Launay, Ph.D.

President and CEO

Kevin McNulty

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Joe Smith, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President for Conservation Actions

John Goodrich, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist

Emily Beverage

General Counsel

Carolyn Gibson

Chief Administrative Officer

Guy Balme, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Conservation Science

Angela Ambrosini

Executive Director, Communications and Marketing

Eric Ventura

Executive Director, Business Development

Roberto Salom Pérez, Ph.D.

Latin America Hub Director

Grégory Breton, M.Sc.

Europe and West & Central Africa Hub Director

Kristine Maciejewski, Ph.D.

Southern & East Africa Hub Director

Maya Bankova

Middle East & Asia Hub Director

Program Directors

Abishek Harihar, Ph.D.

Director, Tiger Program

Allison Devlin, Ph.D.

Director, Jaguar Program

Andrew Loveridge, Ph.D.

Director, Lion Program

Axel Moehrenschlager, Ph.D.

Director, Small Cats Program and Conservation Translocation

Gareth Mann, Ph.D.

Director, Leopard Program

Mark Elbroch, Ph.D.

Director, Puma Program

Wai-Ming Wong, Ph.D.

Director, Small Cat Conservation Science

Shannon Dubay

Director, Conservation Technology

Alex Varga

Director, Regional Programming

Hugh Robinson, Ph.D.

Director, Applied Science

Directors

Karen Wood

Senior Director, Global Policy

Susie Weller Sheppard

Director, Public Relations

Chris Cline

Chief Technologist

Fernanda Ribeiro

Director, Institutional Partnerships

Wai Yee Lam

Malaysia Country Director

Kritsana Kaewplang

Panthera Thailand Director

Philipp Henschel, Ph.D.

Regional Director, West and Central Africa

Conservation Action

Rana Bayrakcismith

Conservation Program Manager

Counter Wildlife Crime Unit

Gareth Whittington-Jones

Chair, Counter Wildlife Crime

Mark Booton

Site Security Coordinator, Counter Wildlife Crime

Rob Pickles

Analytics Coordinator, Counter Wildlife Crime

Chas Barnes

Counter Wildlife Trafficking Coordinator

In Memoriam

Alan Rabinowitz

COFOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, PANTHERA

Howard Quigley, Ph.D.

Deputy Executive Director, Conservation Science and Senior Director, Jaguar Program