About us
Kate Moore
Managing Director
Former Director, Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, and Country Director for the International Conservation Caucus Foundation, Malawi. 15 years experience of habitat conservation, wildlife rescue/ rehabilitation, and wildlife crime justice programmes.
Vasco Soeiro
Operations Manager
Twenty years’ experience in farm management, operations, and tourism with a degree in Agronomical Engineering.
Dr Rob Atkinson
Chief Scientific Advisor
Head of Animal Department, Woburn Safari Park; Head of Wildlife, RSPCA; Former CEO, Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee; Inspector for the European Alliance of Rescue Centres & Sanctuaries.
Environment & Licensing Lead
CEO Strix Environment Agency, Guest professor at University of St Joseph in Lisbon, Board member for the International Association for Impact Assessment, and Country Representative for the International Energy Agency.
Ed Harvey
Marketing Lead
Marketing consultant with over 20 year’s experience working with corporate and not-for-profit organisations, including Jaguar Land Rover, British Red Cross, Born Free Foundation, Tusk Trust and Royal Geographical Society.
Development Board
Ruth Ganesh
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Environmentalist specialising in conception and delivery of large-scale outdoor art exhibitions, through which she has raised over $20m for wildlife corridors, human-wildlife coexistence projects, and ecosystem restoration. Co-founder of Elephant Family USA and Platform Earth.
Ben Goldsmith
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Financier, environmentalist & philanthropist. Co-founder and Chief Executive of Menhaden PLC. Chair of Conservation Environment Network. Former Non-Executive Director of Defra.
Anna Isserman
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Anna has a background in investment banking and e-commerce, and has a deep passion for conservation. She is now dedicated to supporting conservation initiatives and entrepreneurial ventures worldwide.
Luis Cancella de Abreu
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Fundraiser and real estate manager. Sits on Board of National Ancient Art Museum.
Advisors
Read about the scientists and advisors that have endorsed our elephant management approach here.
Antonio Duarte
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30 years’ experience in banking and auditing. Former director of Novo Banco, Portugal and General Manager of BES, Cape Verde.
Prof Antonio Mira
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Professor, University of Evora. Specialist in applied ecology, biodiversity recovery and habitat rehabilitation. Chair, Applied Ecology Research Group.
Carlos Rosales
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Former CEO of Sleep Hotels and COO of Global Hotels & Resorts. Over 40 years’ experience in hotel chain management and large-scale construction projects.
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Lawyer and partner, PLMJ, Portugal. Expert in real estate and tourism.
Hannah Carter
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CEO and Founder of vegan food company OGGS®, egg alternative products and the first Vegan Bakery range to be sold in UK Supermarkets. Previous experience running a management consultancy specialising in strategy, marketing and communications.
Dr Jake Veasey
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CEO of Care for the Rare. Welfare scientist and behavioural ecologist with over two decades experience in managing, researching and designing habitats for elephants in human care.
Jorge Moniz
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Economist and Corporate Finance expert with extensive international experience in Banking, Real Estate, Marketing and Executive Education. Previously Head of Real Estate at Novo Banco.
Julia Davies
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Angel investor, lawyer, philanthropist and environmental campaigner. Founder of We Have The POWER.
Dr Keith Lindsay
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Biologist and environmental consultant with 40 years’ experience in Africa and Asia, including Amboseli Elephant Research Project.
Ron Kagan
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CEO, Detroit Zoological Society (retired). Founder: Berman Academy for Humane Education; Center for Zoo and Aquarium Animal Welfare and Ethics.
Scott Blais
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The CEO and co-founder of Global Sanctuary for Elephants, Brazil. Co-founder of the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.
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Head of UK CITES Scientific Authority and government advisor on wildlife trade, including in live elephants and ivory. Current: Founder & CEO NatureSpace. Board Trustee National Trust. Former: Chief Scientist Natural England.
Will Travers OBE
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Chief Executive and President of the Born Free Foundation. President of the Species Survival Network and Born Free USA. Co-founded the Great Ape Survival Partnership, is a Fellow of the RGS, and a member of the IUCN SSC Reintroduction Specialist Group.
Steve Hindle
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Over 40 years’ experience leading construction projects for Balfour Beaty and Taylor Woodrow, working on some of the UK’’s largest including the Trident Submarine Base and Channel Tunnel.
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Help us create Europe's first large-scale sanctuary, where elephants can roam freely in an expansive, natural habitat, surrounded by their own kind.