Dr. Paula Kahumbu is Kenya’s foremost wildlife conservationist and the CEO of WildlifeDirect. Holding an ecology PhD from Princeton, Kahumbu completely disrupted the historically white-dominated, neo-colonial structure of African conservation. She is the principal architect of the highly aggressive, hugely successful 'Hands Off Our Elephants' campaign, which mobilized the Kenyan public and judiciary to crush the global ivory poaching syndicates. In 2026, Kahumbu is a global media powerhouse. As the host and producer of the wildly popular 'Wildlife Warriors' television series, she has achieved her ultimate goal: making ordinary Kenyans fall fiercely in love with their own wildlife heritage. She sits on the board of WWF International and operates as a highly vocal, terrifying opponent to infrastructure developers and politicians attempting to commercialize protected national parks or build destructive highways through vital elephant migration corridors.