Richard E. Leakey, FRS

Professor, Chair, Turkana Basin Institute, Stony Brook University
Portrait photo of Richard Leakey

Leakey was director of the National Museums of Kenya, director of the country’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Department, a member of the Parliament of Kenya, cabinet secretary, and head of the civil service. He is currently establishing Ngaren, a stand-alone, one-of-a-kind memorial and celebration of humankind’s origins in Africa.

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