Our team is an ecosystem of creatives, environmentalists, strategists, and campaigners; grounded in technical expertise and fluent in the cultural zeitgeist needed to create meaningful systemic change.

Team

Founder & Executive Director

  • Senior Director of Global Business Development at Publicis Groupe. Award-winning business development specialist with a background in media, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Led social purpose campaigns, data products, and fashion partnerships for some of the world’s most recognisable brands across NYC and London. Recognised by Campaign Media Week and Forbes 30 Under 30, and named a top 100 UK Business Developer.

Strategic Development Director

  • Operations Manager with a background spanning media & entertainment, technology, and luxury fashion — she has led initiatives for global brands, bringing structure and clarity to complex, fast-moving teams. Now channeling that expertise into impact, she is building the operational infrastructure behind Overstories' campaigns for Nature. Fueled by curiosity, a love of exploration, and a deep belief in the power of human connection with the natural world.

Operations Manager

  • Former EY-Parthenon education policy & strategy consultant with a background in climate, conservation, and finance. Journalist published by Bloomberg and The Washington Post. Wharton graduate with a mission to push forward conservation and development-focused ventures. A musician and singer-songwriter, combines creativity and hands-on business strategy to develop successful campaigns for nature. Youth Council member of Reserva, the Youth Land Trust.

Strategy Manager

FOA Campaign Manager

  • Social media & content narrative strategist based in London, blending storytelling, visual design and behavioural insight to craft emotionally resonant online campaigns. She approaches her digital work through a human lens - focusing on what drives people to change and act. Alongside this, she is a screen actor, as well as the creator of a mental health journal.

Social Media Manager

  • Climate science communicator based in New York with experience working for the climate team at the United Nations, conducting research for the Columbia Climate School on the history of climate politics, providing advisory work for a leading European climate foundation through Telos Impact, and serving as a leading campaigner for the top grassroots campaign app. She has published investigative pieces on climate change for several media outlets and holds an M.A. in Climate Policy from the Columbia Climate School.

Campaigner

  • Filipina-American environmentalist and storyteller with 6+ years of experience in partnerships, communications, and strategy-building within the environmental sector. Recognized as a GreenBiz 25 Emerging Leader by Trellis Group, she worked at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for 4 years building consumer engagement campaigns and partnerships with leading brands. She holds a BA in International Environmental Studies from the George Washington University and a MSc in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics (LSE). With diverse work experience across conservation NGOs, youth activism groups, the public sector, communications agencies, and media outlets, she is passionate about building a just and inclusive environmental movement that bridges conservation with culture.

Development & Partnerships Lead

  • Cuban-American born in Miami, Florida, with a background working in the fast-paced fashion industry. Having earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Parsons School of Design with a focus on environmental sustainability & textile innovation, she is eager to join an organization engaged in groundbreaking work. With a passion for storytelling through visual elements & design, Overstories is the perfect place for her creative mindset to reside. She hopes to help bridge the gap between environmentalism & design with a team of forward-thinking, like-minded individuals.

Assistant to Celina Chien

Impact Advisor

  • Award-winning wildlife and documentary filmmaker with a focus on creating stories about the natural world. Originally from Borneo, witnessing the rapid degradation of one of the most biodiverse places on earth, Myles was compelled to create stories that target audiences who wouldn’t normally consume natural history content and thus create measurable impact. Myles read Zoology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and obtained a Master’s in Wildlife Filmmaking at the University of the West of England in partnership with the BBC. 

Creative Lead

  • Journalist and producer with a predominant focus on our changing relationship with the natural world. Produced content for Al Jazeera English, The Economist Films, and Earthrise Studio, with written work published in The Guardian, Mongabay and others. Working in remote locations, from investigating the impact of trophy hunting on communities in the Kalahari, to reporting on the illegal gold mining industry in the Peruvian Amazon, Izzy’s series for Earth Rise on the climate crisis amassed millions of views. Recipient of a first-class degree in Anthropology and English Literature from Durham University.

Creative Lead

  • Director of Natural History at Studio BlueGreen, a science communicator, and veterinary anthropologist working with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UNICEF, and CDC. As Science Communications Ambassador for UN Project Halo, he leads behaviour change initiatives and manages conservation projects in Uganda, DRC, Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia, and Guinea.

Foundation Board

Founder of Reserva Youth Land Trust

Co-Founder of Chilli

Advisory Board

  • Franco-American entrepreneur, conservationist, and collector who co-founded Panthera, the world's leading organisation dedicated to protecting all 40 species of wild cats. A DPhil from Oxford, he chairs natural resources investment firm The Electrum Group, and founded The Leiden Collection — the world's largest private grouping of Rembrandt and Dutch Golden Age art. Appointed Officier in France's Légion d'Honneur and Commandeur in the Order of Arts and Letters.

  • Global leader in conservation and climate action, serving as President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature — the first from West Asia and only the second woman to lead the organisation. Founding director of the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, which has backed over 3,000 species conservation projects across nearly every country, and Managing Director of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi. Previously UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28.

  • Diplomat, advocate, and conservationist serving as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States — the first woman in the country's history to hold the role. A member of the International Olympic Committee and board member of Panthera's Conservation Council, she founded Catmosphere, a global initiative linking big cat conservation to human wellbeing. Her career spans luxury retail leadership, public service, and pioneering women's inclusion across Saudi Arabia.

  • Global luxury communications strategist and CEO & Partner of Karla Otto, one of the world's leading agencies shaping brand narratives across fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. With over 30 years in the industry, he founded AWvi, a science-driven wellness brand built around an evidence-based inside-out approach to health. A member of Panthera's Conservation Council, he brings the power of cultural storytelling to the cause of wild cat conservation.

  • Swedish entrepreneur and conservationist who founded Milkywire, a tech platform connecting corporate capital to frontline climate and nature action. Inspired by years supporting wild lion conservation in Africa — including her acclaimed photography project Book of Leon — she built Milkywire to bridge companies and real-world impact at scale. Co-founder of publicly listed investment company Flat Capital, and board member of Rewilding Sweden, with advisory roles at Panthera and Human Rights Watch.