Katie Losey

Joining a team fiercely committed to big, raw nature, creating journeys to protect iconic and undervalued creatures, cultures, and places (all while rewilding a part of ourselves!) is a natural fit. I aim to put NWS on the map in the USA, where many Americans crave your passion, creativity, and deep expertise in some of the world's remaining wild places.

I've glided alongside orcas in the Arctic, been outweighed by Monarch butterflies in Mexico’s sacred fir forests, lost staring contests to gorillas in Rwanda, and mapped floating reefs in Cuba. Each journey has shaped my understanding of the world and my place in it. I believe travel can protect wild places, creatures, and indigenous cultures, bridging the gap between humans and overlooked wonder. I'm committed to connecting others to experiences that inspire us to rewild the earth—and ourselves.

For two decades, I've worked at the intersection of business and conservation, taking on roles such as marketing director, writer, and strategist in the travel, conservation, nonprofit, and energy sectors. I champion the power of thoughtful partnerships, collaboration, and storytelling that resonates with both head and heart. While leading marketing and partnerships at an experiential travel company, I spearheaded our conservation initiatives and forged key partnerships with organizations such as the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and The Explorers Club, transforming the company into a compelling brand recognized by Travel + Leisure as the World's Best Tour Operator and resulting in a commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative linking tourism and conservation.

I've been a member of The Explorers Club since 2015, serving on their Public Lecture, Film, and World Oceans Week Committees. Since 2019, I've guest written for the Biomimicry Institute, and my science writing has been featured in courses at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Johns Hopkins University, and as the cover story of the University of Richmond Magazine's Summer 2023 issue (my alma mater). In 2022, I became a certified NY Wildlife Rehabilitator. I live in NYC with my two rescue dogs Nellie and Chai (who look like a snow leopard and maned wolf!).

What is your first travel-related memory?

I didn’t leave the USA until I studied abroad in Australia. My childhood travels took me to the dairy farm where my mom grew up in Virginia. Days were spent in the calf pen where calves sucked on our fingers, shovelling manure, running in the fields, sitting on my grandma’s lap and learning about her garden. I wouldn’t change a thing!