Gary Evan Knell
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About
California-born businessman and non-profit leader who became CEO and President of the National Geographic Society in 2014. He had previously held the same executive position with National Public Radio (NPR). He has garnered a strong following on his garyknell Twitter account for his news-related content.
Before Fame
After graduating from the University of California-Los Angeles with a degree in political science, he attended Loyola Law School.
Trivia
He served for over a decade as CEO of the Sesame Workshop. In April of 2022, he made a popular tweet about Jackie Robinson.
Family Life
He and his wife, Kim Larson, raised four children.
Associated With
Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell was one of the founding members of the National Geographic Society, a non-profit organization that Knell later led.
