Molly Blank, PhD, was a former Director of Restoration Projects at Natural State. She led biodiversity data collection across Kenya, Namibia, Costa Rica, and Brazil, serving as a finalist in the Rainforest XPRIZE. An engineer by training, she previously designed and implemented large-scale human genomics research protocols in settings ranging from the Kenyan desert to medical facilities in New Caledonia. Molly is now deploying her diverse skillset building Echo’s technology stack.