Dickson Kaelo is the founding CEO of Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA), a long-standing partner organization and the key national association leading the country’s conservancies movement. Before taking over as the first head of KWCA at its founding in 2013, Dickson played a key role in the formation of group conservancies in the Maasai Mara, the region where he is from. Dickson is an increasingly prominent voice and leader in African conservation regionally, based on his work with KWCA and vision for community-led conservation.