V. Kokkoris
Mycorrhizal fungi
our mission

Protect and harness the mycorrhizal networks that regulate the Earth’s climate and ecosystems

Map the mycorrhizal fungal networks of planet earth

Advocate for the protection of underground ecosystems

Drive innovation in underground climate and biodiversity science

Principles

Scientific rigor

Advocate for change based
on rigorous science.

Open data

Make all data publicly
available and accessible.

Inclusive action

Build a diverse network of researchers
and local communities.

Core team
Dr. Toby Kiers

Dr. Toby Kiers

Executive Director & Chief Scientist

Jason Cremerius

Jason Cremerius

Managing Director & Board Advisor

Dr. Bethan Manley

Dr. Bethan Manley

Program Manager, Global Data Science

Dr. Michael Van Nuland

Dr. Michael Van Nuland

Lead Data Scientist

Kelcie Walther

Kelcie Walther

​Communications Lead

Daniela Soto Hernandez

Daniela Soto Hernandez

Diversity & Inclusion Advisor

Dr. Adriana Corrales

Dr. Adriana Corrales

Expeditions Strategy & Planning Lead

Justin Stewart

Justin Stewart

Data Scientist

Dr. Johan van den Hoogen

Dr. Johan van den Hoogen

Data Scientist

Rachel Pringle

Rachel Pringle

Project Manager, Research & Operations

Dr. Oleh Prylutskyi

Dr. Oleh Prylutskyi

Data Scientist

David Womack

David Womack

Strategic Advisor

Jordan Young

Jordan Young

Lead Designer

Advisory Board

Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan

Bestselling author and Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism at UC Berkeley

Giuliana Furci

Giuliana Furci

Foundress and executive director of the Fungi Foundation

Dr. Merlin Sheldrake

Dr. Merlin Sheldrake

Biologist and bestselling author of Entangled Life

Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE

Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE

Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and UN Messenger of Peace

Governing Board

Rose Marcario

Rose Marcario

Board Member, Advisor, and Former CEO of Patagonia, Inc.

Jeremy Grantham

Jeremy Grantham

Co-founder and Chairman of GMO, LLC, and co-founder and director of The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment

Mark Tercek

Mark Tercek

Advisor to companies, startups, institutional investors, and NGOs

Scientific Advisory Council

Conservation Partners

FungiFoundation works to increase knowledge of fungal diversity,  promote innovative fungal solutions, design fungal curricula for schools, and recommend public policy for fungal conservation.

GlobalFungi provides access to published data on fungal community composition obtained bynext-generation sequencing through a web-based interface.

The Climate Adaptation & Resilience Laboratory of The Nature Conservancy is refining, amplifying, and accelerating the application of TNC’s nature-based solutions to reforestation in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument and beyond.