Jonathan Palmer is the Executive Director of Conservation Technology for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). For ConSoSci, Jonathan is the technology  lead. Beyond a professional interest in ConSoSci, Jonathan has a  background in social science that includes a MSc in Applied Social  Science and experience working with homeless communities, in therapeutic communities for young children and working on hard reduction, anger  management and other themes with offenders. At WCS, Jonathan leads a team focused on  delivering high impact and scalable technology solutions to support the  Wildlife Conservation Society's global conservation mission. Our team  works with peer organizations, the technology sector, government  partners, and academia to craft solutions that address the world's most  compelling conservation technology challenges. Together the team ensures WCS' field programs have the custom software, GIS solutions, the  hardware, and connectivity needed to deliver globally leading  conservation programs. Jonathan has extensive experience covering  private, governmental and non-governmental sectors in both the North and the South. This, together with degrees in Mathematics (BSc, Nottingham, UK), Applied Social Sciences (MSc, Oxford) and Geographic Information  Systems (MSc, London) and an MBA (Edinburgh Business School), provide  Jonathan with a foundation spanning both the technical and human side of ICT. Before joining WCS, Jonathan worked as a  Strategic ICT Adviser to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism  in Tanzania and as the software development manager for one of Europe’s  leading Service Management software houses. Jonathan’s personal goal is  to take a leading role in delivering technology to support the  implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, with a specific  focus on environmental and conservation issues.