Eric Berlow

Dr. Eric L. Berlow is an ecologist, complexity scientist and CEO of Vibrant Data Labs - a social impact data science group. He previously co-founded a visual data interface company which was acquired by Rakuten in 2016 - where he then led data product innovation from the world's largest e-commerce panel. Eric was the founding director of the University of California’s first science institute in Yosemite National Park, where he co-led efforts to leverage data and computation for evidence-based conservation policy. Eric's research on ecological complexity - which includes publications in Nature, Science, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - has been recognized as being in the top 1% most highly cited papers in the field. He is the recipient of a TED Senior Fellowship, an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, and a National Science Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship; and was listed among the Top 100 Creatives by Origin Magazine. Eric received a B.A. in Biology from Brown University and a PhD in Ecology from Oregon State University.