Paula Ehrlich

About Paula Ehrlich

SENIOR SCIENTIFIC EXECUTIVE & NON-PROFIT LEADER, Paula J. Ehrlich, DVM, PhD, is President…

Experience

1. President & CEO

   E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation

   Jun 2012 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   Advances the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation’s mission to foster a knowing stewardship of our world through biodiversity research and education initiatives that promote and inform worldwide preservation of our biological heritage, enhance our public understanding of biodiversity, and foster a culture of stewardship in which people are inspired to conserve and protect the natural world. Leads the Foundation’s operations and strategic development, including as Co-Founder and Lead of the Half-Earth Project. Builds research and educational initiatives aimed at improving our global understanding of nature and the diversity of all life on Earth and why it must be conserved. Provides leadership to pave the way for a new generation of enthusiastic explorers, environmental policy makers, and informed citizens who share the unwavering passion for nature of the scientist who inspired the creation of the Foundation, Edward O. Wilson.

Education

• Tufts University

  Internship / Residency

  1990 — 1994

• Royal Veterinary College

  PhD

  1999 — 2002

• Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

  DVM

  1986 — 1990

• Duke University

  BS

  1980 — 1984

• University of Virginia

  Master's degree

  1984 — 1986

Skills

• Pharmacology
• Lifesciences
• Biomarkers
• Environmental Awareness
• Science
• CRO
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Drug Discovery
• Non-Profit Administration
• Clinical Research
• Clinical Development
• Strategy
• Oncology
• Strategic Planning
• Molecular Biology
• Cell
• Drug Development
• Environmental Education
• Cell Biology
• Life Sciences
• Biotechnology