Wayne Pacelle has transformed the contemporary animal protection movement in 35 years of advocacy, as a student-advocate for animals at Yale to later serving as CEO of the leading animal protection organizations and turning them into campaign-oriented organizations with power and influence. He’s helped make animal protection a mainstream political and corporate concern, shaping laws and corporate behavior while reframing the narrative about the role of animals in society through his best-selling books The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them and The Humane Economy: How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers Are Transforming the Lives of Animals. He currently serves as president of both Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy.