London-born and Los Angeles-based, Dr. Yewande Pearse is driven by the belief that science has the power to connect people and communities. A neuroscientist with over fifteen years of research experience at King's College London and Harbor-UCLA, she translates science as an expert advisor, speaker, moderator, writer, and media contributor, broadening where science belongs by bringing it out of the lab and into cultural institutions.

Dr. Pearse has brought science storytelling to the Natural History Museum, Sundance Film Festival, LA Phil, Headspace, TEDMED, and Science Gallery. She's produced and hosted Sound Science on Dublab Radio, served as Director of Science Editorial and Content for Emergence (part of the Getty's PST Art initiative), and worked as an Account Supervisor at Stellate Communications, helping some of the greatest minds in science translate their discoveries into meaningful public impact. She currently serves as an advisor to the California Science Center and Community Fellow at The Center for Diverse Leadership in Science at UCLA.

Dr. Pearse is the moderator for the Life: From Our Guts to the Galaxy collaboration between Berggruen's Planetary program and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.