Gautam Shah is a National Geographic and TED Fellow and the founder of Internet of Elephants, a social enterprise that develops groundbreaking digital tools to engage people with wildlife. Through unique mobile games, augmented reality, and data visualizations that use GPS and other data gathered about animals, Internet of Elephants tells the stories of individual animals studied by conservation organizations and researchers all over the world. With this platform, the former IT consultant hopes to catalyze whole new approaches to engaging the public with wildlife, and that digital experiences become as common as documentaries in telling stories of wildlife conservation.
Gautam Shah, Founder of Internet of Elephants