Dr. Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey is the first Polynesian explorer and female Fellow in the history of the National Geographic Society. A cultural anthropologist, Lindsey travels to the world’s most remote regions documenting indigenous mastery and science. Her insights are reshaping Western perspectives on global leadership and cultural evolution. Lindsey’s international lectures at the world’s leading institutions and companies are an inspiring call to action.

Her work recognizes renowned Grand Master Navigator Pius “Mau” Piailug of Micronesia, her mentor with whom she studied ethnonavigation. It also includes the documentation of Moken, a tribe of Southeast Asian sea nomads, New Zealand’s Maori Tupuna, Q’ero priests of Peru, and qi kung masters in China’s temple caves.

Dr. Lindsey is an advisor to global organizations and serves on such boards as the Tibet Fund. Dr. Lindsey, who has created scholarships in Asia, India, and Hawai’i, is the recipient of the United Nations Visionary Award and a three-time TED Speaker

Raised by Hawaiian elders, Lindsey directed, and produced “Then There Were None”, a documentary film that chronicles the untold plight of native Hawaiians. It is considered a Hawaiian historical classic and has received numerous international awards, including the prestigious CINE Eagle.

The former Miss Hawai’i has served on the boards of global organizations, including the Tibet Fund for His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, and is currently supporting his newest effort. Elizabeth is also a member of the Global Council of World Pulse and has worked with United Nations Ambassadors on behalf of environmental refugees.