Annie Taylor

As a spatial data scientist at The Nature Conservancy, Annie leads spatial analyses and modeling projects related to ocean ecosystems in California and across the Pacific. Her work leverages satellite imagery to protect and monitor whales, restore island biodiversity, and reduce plastic pollution.

Annie earned her PhD in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from UC Berkeley. In her doctoral work, she partnered with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band of California's Central Coast to study how innovative geospatial tools could be applied to Indigenous cultural revitalization, ecological restoration, and cultural fire. She holds a B.A. in Biology from Middlebury College.