Paula Kahumbu
CEO, WildlifeDirect
Considered a driving force behind Africa’s conservation movement, Paula Kahumbu, CEO of NGO WildlifeDirect, believes that the future of Africa’s unique wildlife heritage depends on support Africans especially the leadership. Kahumbu spearheaded the successful Hands Off Our Elephants campaign with Margaret Kenyatta, Kenya’s First Lady to mobilize the justice sector in combating elephant poaching and ivory trafficking. She produces a wildlife documentary series for African and global audiences. Shot on location across her native Kenya, WILDLIFE WARRIORS shines a light on African heroes to inspire future generations of African conservationists. She lectures for Princeton University where she earned her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Considered a driving force behind Africa’s conservation movement, Paula Kahumbu, CEO of NGO WildlifeDirect, believes that the future of Africa’s unique wildlife heritage depends on support Africans especially the leadership. Kahumbu spearheaded the successful Hands Off Our Elephants campaign with Margaret Kenyatta, Kenya’s First Lady to mobilize the justice sector in combating elephant poaching and ivory trafficking. She produces a wildlife documentary series for African and global audiences. Shot on location across her native Kenya, WILDLIFE WARRIORS shines a light on African heroes to inspire future generations of African conservationists. She lectures for Princeton University where she earned her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
