Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award

Candidates

14 candidates

2024

Winner

Nina Gualinga

Pritzker 2024 Winner

Co-director & Spokesperson, Mujeres Amazónicas Defensoras de La Selva

Nominated by Farwiza Farhan

Issue
Indigenous Stewardship
Country
Ecuador
Region
Latin America

Finalists

Callie Annette Veelenturf

Pritzker 2024 Finalist

Marine Biologist, Executive Director, The Leatherback Project

Nominated by Mark Gold

Issue
Ocean Conservation
Country
United States
Region
North America

Nominees

Ben Strong

Pritzker 2024 Nominee

Science and Machine Learning Lead, Earth Genome

Nominated by Ali Swanson

Issue
Technology & Data
Country
United States
Region
North America

Boyan Slat

Pritzker 2024 Nominee

Founder & CEO, The Ocean Cleanup

Nominated by Lindsey P. Horvath

Issue
Ocean Conservation
Country
Netherlands
Region
Europe

Christopher Trisos

Pritzker 2024 Nominee

Director, African Synthesis Centre for Climate Change, Environment and Development (ASCEND)

Nominated by James Ricci

Issue
Climate Action
Country
South Africa
Region
Africa

Daniel Fernando

Pritzker 2024 Nominee

Co-Founder and Director, Blue Resources Trust

Nominated by Letise LaFeir

Issue
Ocean Conservation
Country
Philippines
Region
Southeast Asia

Michael Martinez

Pritzker 2024 Nominee

Founder and Executive Director, LA Compost

Nominated by Randall Winston

Issue
Sustainable Materials
Country
United States
Region
North America

Ryan Reed

Pritzker 2024 Nominee

Program Director, FireGeneration Collaborative

Nominated by André Sanchez

Issue
Forests & Biodiversity
Country
United States
Region
North America

Stephany Campos

Pritzker 2024 Nominee

Director of Strategic Planning & Special Projects, Homeless Health Care

Nominated by Marta Segura

Issue
Health & Environment
Country
United States
Region
North America

Thomas Crowther

Pritzker 2024 Nominee

Professor of ecology, ETH Zürich

Nominated by Erik Hoffner

Issue
Forests & Biodiversity
Country
Switzerland
Region
Europe