JGI
Volunteer
JGI's International Volunteer Program
The Jane Goodall Institute’s (JGI) International Volunteer Program gives volunteers from all over the world the opportunity to the participate in Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program in Tanzania. Tanzania is the location where the environmental and humanitarian education program was founded.
Jobs at JGI
Opportunities in The United States
Work with JGI inside the United States.
Worldwide Opportunities
There are great opportunities to work with JGI outside the United States.
JGI International Advisory Council
Rick Barongi
Candice Bergen
Keely Shaye Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan
Joan Brown Campbell
Yvon Chouinard
Whoopi Goldberg
Jonathan Granoff
Angelina Jolie
Richard Leakey
Wangari Maathai (in memoriam)
Thomas Mangelsen
Steven Rockefeller
John Simpson
Jeff Wald
E.O. Wilson
Paul Winter
James D. Wolfensohn
Richard Wrangham
Mohammed Yunus
JGI-USA Senior Management
Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE
Founder
UN Messenger of Peace
Mary Humphrey
Chief Executive Officer, JGI-USA
Chris Fanning
Vice President, Finance
Lawrence Haskell
Vice President, Philanthropy
Alexandra Thornton
Executive Vice President, Policy Planning and Business Affairs
JGI-USA Board of Directors
JGI Officers
Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE
Founder
Donald Kendall
Co-Chair
John Silver
Co-chair
Addison Fischer
Vice Chair
Pogo Davis
Treasurer
Katherine Berger
Secretary
Leadership Team
Jane Goodall, Ph.D, DBE
Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute &
UN Messenger of Peace
In July 1960, Jane Goodall began her landmark study of chimpanzee behavior in what is now Tanzania. Her work at Gombe Stream would become the foundation of future primatological research and redefine the relationship between humans and animals.
Annual Report and Financials
We seek to uphold the highest standards of fiscal accountability, transparency and governance.
About JGI
Our Mission
Founded by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things. Our work builds on Dr. Goodall’s scientific work and her humanitarian vision. Specifically, we seek to:
