Saleem H. Ali

Saleem Ali holds the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professorship in Geography and Spatial Sciences at the University of Delaware and is honorary professor at the University of Queensland. Dr. Ali's laurels include being a National Geographic Explorer; being chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum; and serving on the seven-member science panel of the Global Environment Facility. His books include Treasures of the Earth: Need Greed and A Sustainable Future. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Geographic Society in the United Kingdom, and serves on the boards of Adventure Scientists and Mediators Beyond Borders International.