Joel Sartore is a photographer, speaker, author, teacher, conservationist, National Geographic fellow, and a regular contributor to National Geographic magazine. His hallmarks are a sense of humor and a Midwestern work ethic. Sartore specializes in documenting endangered species and landscapes in order to show a world worth saving. He is the founder of the Photo Ark, a multiyear documentary project to save species and habitat. In addition to the work he has done for National Geographic, Sartore has contributed to Audubon magazine, Time, Life, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and numerous book projects. Sartore and his work have been the subjects of several national broadcasts, including National Geographic's Explorer, the NBC Nightly News, NPR's Weekend Edition, and an hourlong PBS documentary, At Close Range. He is also a regular contributor on the CBS Sunday Morning show with Charles Osgood.

Rajiv Mody joined the National Geographic Society as vice president of Social Media in 2014. He is responsible for overseeing a combined fan base of over 150 million across all social platforms. Previously, Mody ran social media marketing for WWE and Time Warner Cable. He also served as vice president and executive producer at MTV, where he helped leverage emerging social media platforms to build television/music-based online communities. Prior to his time at MTV, Mody served as a research analyst in the Clinton White House, working on such policy initiatives as education, crime and the economy.