Gary E. Knell

Treasurer

Gary Knell’s career in media has spanned nearly four decades. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor with Boston Consulting Group was the former Chairman of National Geographic Partners. He served as president and CEO of National Public Radio, worked for more than 22 years at Sesame Workshop, was senior vice president at WNET/Channel 13 in New York, served as counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary and Governmental Affairs committees in Washington, D.C., and worked in the California State Legislature and the California Office of the Governor.

As president and CEO of the National Geographic Society, he oversaw the Society’s vast nonprofit activities in science, exploration, education and media innovation. More recently, he served as chairman of National Geographic Partners, the global joint venture of The Walt Disney Company and the National Geographic Society, which includes National Geographic television, print and digital assets, and related activities in travel and consumer products.