Jay Kleberg is the founding executive director of the Gulf Trust, a conservation organization focused on providing Texas-based, science-backed solutions to some of the Gulf’s most pressing challenges. Prior to this role, Jay served as Associate Director for Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, was a strategic consultant to the National Parks Service and The Peregrine Fund, and has co-produced and co-directed several award-winning documentary films. He holds an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and BA from Williams College.