Leah Gerber

Leah R. Gerber is a conservation biologist and environmental scientist most known for her contributions to the field of biodiversity conservation. She has conducted research on population ecology, conservation decision-making, and the application of innovative quantitative methods in conservation biology.

Gerber is a Professor of Conservation Science and Founding Director of the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes (CBO) at Arizona State University. She is also a Fellow in the Institute for the Future of Innovation in Society, an Honors faculty in the Barrett Honors College, an Affiliate Faculty in Applied Mathematics for Social Sciences and an Affiliate Faculty in the School of Public Affairs within the same institution.

Gerber looks to inform policy and sustain biodiversity through her research in conservation ecology, and environmental leadership and communication. She has provided insights on global change and biodiversity, interviewing with ''The Economist'', ''The New York Times'', ''Time'', ''Reuters'', ''Science'', ''National Geographic'', ''The Washington Post'', and ''ABC News'', and has also contributed to general audience platforms such as ''The Conversation'', and ''Pacific Standard''.

Gerber is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Ecological Society of America, an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow, and a Lead Author of the UN Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Since 2016, she has been a Member of the Red List Committee for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and participated in the Natural Capital Coalition Biodiversity Project Steering Group from 2016 to 2019. In 2018, she joined the Scientific Advisory Board for the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galápagos Islands, and since 2019, she has also serves as a Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Defenders of Wildlife. Provided by Wikipedia