Katia Andreassi

I oversee a number of National Geographic Society's Explorer awards and funding programs including the Wayfinder Awards, Young Explorer Program and Explorers at Large. My team is responsible for recruitment, selection, onboarding, management and funding for cohorts of Explorers from around the world. We support researchers, conservationists, storytellers, technologists, educators - and other extraordinary individuals who aren’t easily categorized - working on issues that advance the NGS mission to use the power of science, exploration, education, and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.

I’m passionate about supporting and growing National Geographic’s global community of Explorers who are working to make the world a better place. I’m especially interested in bringing together cross-disciplinary cohorts for opportunities for peer to peer learning and collaborative projects. I love facilitating connections between our explorers, staff, and external partners that can help take their work further. I’m also passionate about ballet, fiction writing, and learning something new everyday.