Advisory Council

The Roddenberry Foundation’s advisors are renowned thought-leaders, academics, activists, journalists, and changemakers who provide strategic guidance in support of our core programs.

Kevin Brown Mighty Ally

Johan Juul Jenson Co-founder of SolarSack

Sassan Saatchi, PhD Principal Scientist of the Carbon Cycle and Ecosystem at Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Yangmali Sahadev Rai Founder and President; Yang-Ward Foundation, CEO; Paths Education

Sue Pollock Product Innovation Manager at The Nature Conservancy

Rob Tashima Senior Director, Pipeline and Partnerships at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Pumla Maswanganyi Baobab Consulting and Jara

Melissa Diamond Founder and Executive Director of “A Global Voice for Autism,”

Marie Fischborn PANORAMA Partnership Coordinator, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)