David Yarnold

Since September, 2010, David has been Audubon's 10th president, charged with executing a full-scale turnaround for a legacy brand. He restored it to a leadership role among environmental non-profits while demonstrating its relevance in a digital world. His vision for building America’s most effective conservation network aligned Audubon’s conservation work along migratory flyways, the “superhighways in the sky” that millions of birds travel across geographic and political boundaries. Audubon protects America’s most important ecosystems focuses on its most pressing environmental issues, from climate change to water scarcity. Using cutting-edge science, Audubon protects these places and promotes bipartisan policy solutions across the Western Hemisphere. With a membership of 1.5 million (and 463 chapters — representing every state) that is 55% Democratic and 45% Republican and Independent, Audubon occupies a unique place on the political landscape.