Rebecca Moore
Director, Geo for Good
Rebecca Moore is Director of Google Earth Engine and Earth Outreach, also known as Geo for Good. In April 2017, her team launched the “new” Google Earth, reinvented for the web for the first time. She initiated and leads the development of Google Earth Engine, a cloud technology platform that puts an unprecedented amount of satellite data online and enables scientists to conduct global-scale monitoring and measurement of changes in the earth’s environment. In 2017, Earth Engine won the ASPRS Outstanding Technical Achievement award. Rebecca also conceived and leads the Google Earth Outreach program, which supports nonprofits, educators and indigenous communities in applying Google's mapping tools to the world's most pressing problems in environmental conservation, human rights and cultural preservation. Rebecca’s personal work using Google Earth was instrumental in stopping the logging of more than a thousand acres of redwoods in her Santa Cruz Mountain community. She received a bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence with honors from Brown University and a master’s degree from Stanford University. In 2013, Rebecca received the Zoological Society of London Award for Conservation Innovation, and was recognized by the White House as a Champion of Change for Open Science. In 2016, she was honored with the Rachel Carson Award from the National Audubon Society.