Katie Carpenter

Roles: Special Guest

As a producer and writer of documentary films about the planet, Carpenter has traveled the globe covering endangered species and habitats, human origins, climate change and more. Her films have appeared on PBS, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, National Geographic TV and Discovery Kids. She also serves as Project Director and Media Analyst for a climate science communication initiative based at Yale Law School, evaluating documentaries and other media about polarizing issues which are science-based and policy-relevant. She is the author of a book about dolphins and an ongoing series of articles about greening the film industry, and serves on the Women in Conservation Council at Audubon.