Leadership & Staff
The Jane Goodall Institute employs over 300 individuals who use their unique skills to develop the values, vision and the drive of Dr. Jane Goodall each day. We are a team of humans who love humans, people who love the planet and human animals who respect and work to protect animals with every decision made and action taken. Our staff ranges from field scientists affiliated with hundreds of major universities, to individuals with a combination of conservation, media, nonprofit and corporate knowledge. We are exceptionally passionate, focused and committed to conserving the world we all share.
JGI – USA Board of Directors
Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE
Founder
Steve Woodruff
Chair
Linda Berdine
Vice-Chair
Paul Baribault
Vice-Chair
Gerrie McManus
Treasurer
Barbara Ryan
Secretary
Becci Crowe
Member
Elizabeth Gray
Member
James Lembeli
Member
Franklin Moore
Member
George Macricostas
Member
Reed Oppenheimer
Member
Tedd Saunders
Member
Susan Sakmar
Member
Dafna Tapiero
Member
Global Board
Founder
Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE
Founder
Trustees
Patrick van Veen
Chair
Paul Smith
Vice Chair
Malcom Gilroy
Treasurer
Representatives for Africa
Daffa Immam
Representatives for Asia and Pacific
Representatives for People’s Republic of China
Mary Peng
Representatives for Europe
Graziella Baradel
Tanya Perez Echeverria
François Hisquin
Representatives for North America
Malcolm Gilroy
Richard Quinn
Steve Woodruff
Representative for South America
Susana Pataro
Directors At Large (nominated by Dr Goodall)
Mary Lewis