Kim Waldron

As Chief of Staff and Program Alignment at the National Geographic Society, Kim serves as a thought partner and adviser to support the organization’s strategic direction across all program areas. She provides strategic and operational support to the CEO, board of trustees, and executive management team. In addition, Kim oversees and drives collaboration and alignment across the science, exploration, education and storytelling areas, to accelerate the Society’s mission and achieve the goals of the strategic plan.

Prior to joining the Society, Waldron served as chief of staff at Colorado College, university secretary at the University of Edinburgh, and secretary of the college at Colgate University. In addition to supporting the respective leaders and boards of trustees of these institutions, Waldron oversaw many areas of operation including student services, communications, advancement, human resources, and environmental health and safety.

Waldron was a postdoctoral researcher at the Universities of Manchester and Edinburgh, and served on the faculty in the geology department of Colgate University. She holds a Ph.D. and a master of philosophy in geology from Yale University and an A.B. in geology from Colgate University.