Joshua Ginsberg

Ex-Officio | PhD

President, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Chair of the Board of Directors of The Ocean Foundation; Member, Board of Trustees: Open Space Institute; Northeast Community Center. Advisory Boards:   Yale Institute of Biospheric Studies; American Museum of Natural History Center for Biodiversity and Conservation;  Scenic Hudson Science Committee.

  • Profile

Joshua Ginsberg’s career in ecology and conservation science spans 35 years and has global reach. During the 1980s and 1990s, he led research projects in Asia and Africa. In 1996, he began his tenure with the Wildlife Conservation Society, where he undertook a series of senior management roles and oversaw initiatives in North America, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the marine environment.

Since joining Cary Institute in 2014, Ginsberg has galvanized strategic initiatives to grow the Institute’s research program and impact. He’s added dynamic scientists and staff to the Cary team and launched ambitious infrastructure renewal to support 21st-century science.

Ginsberg is committed to helping Cary live its mission through campus greening initiatives. Building new partnerships with the broader scientific community and connecting Cary science to society are central goals.