Dr. Eric L. Berlow is a “Data Ecologist” who specializes in not specializing. Academically trained in ecology and complexity science, and professionally trained in ‘big data’, he is currently the CEO of Vibrant Data Labs – a social impact data science company building open-source tools to amplify the collective impact of funding for climate change solutions.

Eric previously co-founded a visual data interface company which was acquired by Rakuten; and was the founding director of the University of California’s first science institute in Yosemite National Park. There he co-led efforts to leverage data and computation for evidence-based ecological conservation.

Eric is currently an Emerson Collective Senior Fellow. Previously, he has been an Emerson Collective Climate Fellow, a TED Fellow and TED Senior Fellow, an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, a National Science Foundation Fellow, and a GE Architects of Innovation Fellow. He was listed among the “Top 100 Creatives” by Origin Magazine and was named an “Agent of Impact” by ImpactAlpha for his work tracking private climate finance.