Professor Anjali Goswami is a Research Leader and former Dean of the Graduate Centre at the Natural History Museum. She is an Honorary Professor of Paleobiology at University College London (UCL) in the Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment. She currently serves as Chief Scientific Advisor and Director General of Science, Data, and Analysis for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. She served as President of the Linnean Society of London from 2022-2025, the first person of colour elected to this role since its founding in 1788. She was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 2024..
- Occupation
- paleontologist, paleobiologist, chief scientific officer
- Position held
- President of the Linnean Society of London
- Citizenship
- United States
