Meet Our Staff Members

Ted Scovell
Senior Advisor

Ted Scovell joined INFORM in 2008 as a senior advisor. He teaches Advanced Biology and 8th grade biology at Friends Seminary in Manhattan. Prior to teaching, Ted worked as a portfolio manager and proprietary trader at various Wall St. firms.

Ted’s love of nature started early. He studied biology at Harvard where he researched ant behavior in E.O. Wilson’s lab. As an undergraduate, he published “Dominance and Reproductive Success Among Slave-Making Working Ants” in Nature.

Since graduating from college, Ted has twice escaped the jungles of New York City for a year in Costa Rica. Living among the toucans, white-faced monkeys, and leaf-cutter ants reaffirmed his belief in the importance of protecting the diversity and beauty of life.