Dave Haas is the CEO & co-founder of FaunaLabs, makers of smart health collars for animals. A NatGeo Explorer and whale scientist, Dave earned his Ph.D. in Marine Science and Conservation at Duke University in 2021. As part of his dissertation research, Dave co-invented the the FaunaTag, a non-invasive digital tag designed to study whale and dolphin ecophysiology. Prior to this, he was the COO and EVP Game Studios at PopCap, makers of Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies. Dave currently lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and his Italian greyhound.

Photo by Kathy Cowell.