Caitlin O'Connell

Caitlin Elizabeth O'Connell-Rodwell (born 1965) is an American conservation biologist, author, and instructor at Harvard Medical School. She is a co-founder and CEO of Utopia Scientific, a scientific consulting firm. O'Connell is renowned for her expertise on elephants and her groundbreaking research on elephant communication. Her work was featured in the award-winning documentary 'The Elephant King' on the Smithsonian Channel. O'Connell received her Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in French and art history from Fairfield University in 1987. She later earned her Master of Science degree in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.More