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Scott Morrison

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Chief Technology Officer
Technology

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Interim Director of Science
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Sylvia Busby

Sr. Conservation Writer
Conservation Programs & Science

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Dick Cameron

Director of Science
Climate
2004-2022

Mary Gleason

Director of Science
Marine
2003-2022

Jeanette Howard

Director of Science
Terrestrial
2006-2025

Eric Hallstein

Chief Economist
Economics
2012-2022

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