Dr. Tara Stoinski

President and CEO and Chief Scientific Officer · Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund · company speakers →

Dr. Tara Stoinski serves as President and CEO and Chief Scientific Officer for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Prior to taking on the CEO role in 2014, she worked with the Fossey Fund for 13 years in a scientific capacity. Tara has studied gorillas for almost three decades and is the author of over 100 scientific publications and books. Her research focuses on both basic and applied questions around gorilla socioecology, reproduction, demography and conservation and has been featured in numerous press outlets, including National Geographic Magazine, CNN, and NPR. In her current role as CEO, Tara leads the Fossey Fund’s teams of over 300 staff in Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo implementing the organization’s integrated, people-centered approach to conservation, which includes: daily protection of gorillas, scientific research, education of early career conservationists, and community development initiatives focused on food security, livelihoods, and conservation education. She holds degrees from Tufts University, University of Oxford and the Georgia Institute of Technology and is an adjunct professor at Emory University. Dr. Stoinski also serves in a number of leadership positions within the conservation, primate and academic communities.

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