Advisory Board

Dominique Brossard is professor and chair in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an affiliate of the UW-Madison Robert and Jean Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies, the UW-Madison Institute for Regional and International Studies…

Kishore Hari is a science advocate, community organizer and public-engagement practitioner. Currently, he’s managing strategic partnerships for science engagement at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Hari is also the science correspondent for Adam Savage’s Tested.com. He was the director of the Bay Area…

Werner Herzog is a renowned filmmaker who has written, produced and directed more than 70 films, published several books, staged a dozen operas, acted in feature films, and founded the Rogue Film School, focused on his singular approach to storytelling. He made…

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist and founder and CEO of Ocean Collectiv, a strategy consulting firm for conservation solutions. She holds appointments as an adjunct professor at New York University and a science scholar at Pioneer Works. As executive director…

Miranda July is a filmmaker, artist and writer who has been widely described as one of the most original voices of her generation. Her most recent book is The First Bad Man, a novel. July’s collection of stories, No One Belongs Here…

Robert Lue helps to shape Harvard University’s engagement with online learning to expand its reach and impact globally. He is a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard and the Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for…

Throughout her career, Vikki N. Spruill has worked to strengthen ocean conservation. As president and CEO of the New England Aquarium and its research and conservation institute, the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium, Ms. Spruill seeks…

Darryl Williams, Ph.D., is the Franklin Institute’s senior vice president of science and education. He oversees all aspects of the science and educational programming at the heart of the Institute’s efforts to inspire a passion for learning about science and technology. Dr.…