Ed Arnett joined The Wildlife Society staff as the CEO in November 2021. He also is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University and host of the public television conservation series This American Land. He holds an Associate in Applied Science degree in natural resources management from Colorado Mountain College, a B.S. in fish and wildlife management from Montana State University, an M.S. in zoology and physiology from the University of Wyoming, and a Ph.D. in forest science from Oregon State University.
Prior to joining TWS, Ed served as chief scientist for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership for nearly a decade, and worked for the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Weyerhaeuser Company, and Bat Conservation International as a field and research biologist earlier in his career. He has worked with numerous species of wildlife and studied bats for more than 20 years, including research on these unique mammals for his doctorate degree. Ed has been a member of TWS since 1984, served as a board member, secretary, treasurer, and president of the Oregon Chapter of TWS, served as an Associate Editor for the Wildlife Society Bulletin for 10 years, and is a TWS Fellow. He also currently serves on the Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Committee for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and is a professional member of the Boone and Crockett Club.
An avid outdoor recreationist, hunter, angler, and dog trainer, Ed lives in Colorado with his wife Glenda and their dogs.
