Christian Cooper
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Christian Cooper

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Christian Cooper is the host and a consulting producer for the National Geographic TV series EXTRAORDINARY BIRDER. He served as president of the Harvard Ornithological Club in his college days, co-chair of the board of directors of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in both his and that organization’s youth, a writer and editor for Marvel Comics in the 1990s, and a science editor for 20 years before taking the helm of Nat Geo’s birding show. Currently as a vice president of New York City Audubon he advocates for greater, safer access to green spaces for all, with a focus on outreach to youth in underserved communities. Continuing his activism on issues of LGBTQ equality and racial justice, Christian combined his passions in the Black Lives Matter graphic short story "It’s a Bird” from DC Comics. He looks forward to bringing the gospel of birding to ever wider audiences through EXTRAORDINARY BIRDER and his memoir, BETTER LIVING THROUGH BIRDING, from Random House.
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