Dr. Vivek Menon 

Vivek Menon is an award-winning wildlife conservationist, environmental commentator, author and photographer with a passion for elephants. He is the founder and executive director of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the regional director and adviser to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), a member of the Species Survival Commission of the IUCN, an adviser to the Marjan Centre at Kings College London and a board member of Minding Animals International. 

In India, he is a member of the Advisory Council of the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, a member of four State Advisory Boards for Wildlife, and an Honorary Wildlife Warden of Delhi. He is also a member of the Indian Working Group of the Advisory Committee on World Heritage Matters, the National Project Steering Committee – Strengthening Regional Cooperation in Wildlife Protection in Asia, and the Project Elephant Steering Committee.