Perhaps the most recognizable face of the conservation movement, Dr. Jane Goodall is the world’s renowned primatologist-turned-activist who brought the lives of chimpanzees to the forefront of animal behavior studies with her groundbreaking research conducted in the field in Tanzania over four decades.

A longtime champion of animals and their well-being, Dr. Goodall, along with Genevieve, Princess di San Faustino, founded The Jane Goodall Institute in 1977. Today, her international environmental and humanitarian program for young people, Roots & Shoots, has 3000-4000 active groups in more than 70 countries. Dr. Jane Goodall is the author of many bestselling books including her recently published bestselling autobiography: A Reason for Hope.