Our Team
Our team has spearheaded many successful projects “from idea to launch” throughout our careers. We have developed a repeatable process through hands-on experience and learning while at the most innovative organizations on the planet (such as Google), at leading environmental nonprofit organizations, and in the hospitality industry in East Africa (working with community-based eco-lodges and conservation initiatives). We’ve succeeded and failed many times and are humbled by what it takes to really solve complex problems in the world; however, we’re confident that our approach effectively weeds out the bad ideas (which sound good at first) that will never work at sufficient scale.
Evan Rapoport
Evan is the head of the Moonshots program in Google Research where he helps incubate new projects in artificial intelligence (AI). He first joined Google in 2011 as a Product Manager, founded Tidal at Google X (focused on ocean health and aquaculture), and was the founding CEO of Oceankind (conservation philanthropy).
Josh Yellin
Josh is the Chief of Staff / Operational Lead for Google Brain, one of the top artificial intelligence research teams in the world. Previously Josh was the Global Lead for Google Launchpad Accelerator, which supports startups around the world. He is also the Chairman and cofounder of Urban Rivers, a nonprofit that transforms city rivers into urban sanctuaries.
Shawn Heinrichs
Shawn is an Emmy Award winning cinematographer, photographer, scuba diver, and marine conservationist. An independent filmmaker and founder of Blue Sphere Media, a production company specializing in underwater, adventure and conservation films, he has acquired considerable first-hand knowledge of the oceans’ most important marine areas.
Garry Cullen
Garry is the Tourism Director at NRT Trading, a division of the Northern Rangelands Trust, which manages over 30 community conservancies in Northern Kenya (about the size of Switzerland). Garry has decades of experience working with community leaders across Africa to help them implement sustainable, economically-viable eco-tourism operations. Previously, he founded and led operations for Kenya’s top luxury resort hotels.