David Jeffrey Ringer is cofounder of Green Jay Strategies, a consultancy offering advisory services to companies, public figures, and nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. An award-winning communications professional and recognized expert on biodiversity and environmental issues, Mr. Ringer has extensive experience in public relations, grassroots networks, professional associations, environmental policy, and science communications. His work spans the US, the South Pacific, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa. He has been an invited guest speaker at Brown University, USA, and at other academic institutions and conferences and is a frequent media spokesman. He can be reached at david.ringer@greenjaystrategies.com.