Dr. Eric L. Berlow is an ecologist and complexity scientist and CEO of Vibrant Data Labs - a mission-first data science company working to increase the collective impact of funding for climate solutions. Eric previously co-founded a visual data interface company which was acquired by Rakuten. Eric was the founding director of the University of California’s first science institute in Yosemite National Park, where he co-led efforts to leverage data and computation for evidence-based conservation policy. Eric's research on ecological complexity - which includes publications in Nature, Science, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - has been recognized as being in the top 1% most highly cited papers in the field. He is currently an Emerson Collective Senior Climate Fellow. Previously he has been a TED Fellow and Senior Fellow, an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, and a National Science Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, was listed among the Top 100 Creatives by Origin Magazine, and was named an 'Agent of Impact' by ImpactAlpha for his work tracking climate finance. Eric received a B.A. in Biology from Brown University and a PhD in Ecology from Oregon State University.
Listed skills include Ecology, Climate Change, Research, Environmental Science, and 25 others.
