Josh founded TEI in 2011 with an initial meeting with a NYC middle school principal, a friend of his since childhood. Currently, Josh is associate professor of psychology at Hunter College, City University of New York, and directs both the comparative cognition for conservation lab and the animal behavior and conservation graduate programs. He has published his elephant intelligence research in some of science’s top peer-reviewed journals, and has had his work covered by more than 300 media outlets since 2006. He has an MA and a PhD from Emory University, and a BS from Cornell University. Josh serves as both President of the Board and Executive Director of TEI, and oversees all administration, staff and programs.
