Eleanor Gammell

Eleanor is a curator of immersive experiences which bring people together to explore the ideas defining our time. She most recently curated the ‘Forest Economics Congress’ with MONA (Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania) and ‘Into the Arena’ the Climate Leadership Accelerator for Small Giants Academy.

She was previously the Head of Programs at Small Giants Academy, co-creatingthe Mastery of Business and Empathy, Impact Safaris to Israel and Palestine (conflict & innovation), Bhutan (GNH & systems of measurement) and the Tarkine rainforest (regeneration of people and place), as well as various courses exploring the interplay of wisdom and action required to meet global challenges. Eleanor was formerly the Managing Director of The School of Life Australia, a platform exploring emotional intelligence through philosophy, anthropology and culture, staging ambitious public programming with interdisciplinary thought leaders across the country.

She and her husband Dan co-founded First Light to contribute to the growing global community investing in climate responses. She is a board director for Groundswell Giving and co-chair of the Atelier Council at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.