Dr. Gerber is a Professor of Conservation Science Founding Director of the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes at Arizona State University. Gerber leads a vibrant empirically-based research program that connects science to policies for sustaining global biodiversity. She has published more than 150 publications in leading scientific journals and a preeminent voice in the international discourse about biodiversity policy and sustainable development. Gerber enjoys collaborating with non-academic sectors and has worked with the corporate sector in developing innovative methods of biodiversity conservation, such as conservation finance and corporate biodiversity accountability. She is fascinated by understanding pathways to coproduce impactful science and has a prolific and diverse record of editorials, commentary and position pieces. Topics range from economic approaches to investment in endangered species recovery to the marriage of business and ecology. Gerber recently served as a lead author of the UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Global Assessment, and is a fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Ecological Society of America, and the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program.