Dr. Jonathan Hanson serves as the Conservancy’s Social Science Affiliate. Raised in Ireland and Malawi, Dr. Hanson is a co-founder and the Managing Director of Jubilee Community Benefit Society, who own and operate Jubilee Farm, the first community-owned farm in Northern Ireland. He has a BA in medieval history and archaeology from Queen’s University, Belfast, an MSc in business management and sustainability from Queen’s University Management School, and a PhD in snow leopard conservation and rural development from the University of Cambridge. A frequent writer, speaker, and broadcaster on environmental and agricultural topics, Jonny is also a trustee of the Nyika-Vwaza Trust, a UK-based conservation charity, active in Northern Malawi, and is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. As well as working part-time for Jubilee, Jonny works part-time as a homemaker.