George Schellenger

Artist, Athlete, Environmentalist, Explorer, Filmmaker, Gay, Journalist, Producer, Technologist, Writer/Editor

George C. Schellenger is a two-time Emmy award winner with more than 20 years experience in television and content development. He’s worked with leading media and technology brands across the United States from Time Warner to Microsoft (even NASA). At Microsoft, he helped launch MSNBC.com. At Time-Warner, he consulted for National Geographic, The Weather Channel, CBS, CNN, ABC, The New York Times, The Associated Press, Reuters – even Robin Leach. He’s been an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri‘s School of Journalism and even served as Director of Content for the X PRIZE Foundation, working to give away $2MM in a lunar-lander prototype competition. With his brother, he’s produced and edited a series of award- winning series DVDs on the ocean with a focus on sharks. He won one of his first awards in 1987 for documenting a Canada Geese restoration project. He taught non-linear AVID editing in the late 1990s and started using Final Cut Pro in 2001. His passions are sharks, space and creating extremely cool content.

Protecting the world's oceans, exploring space and innovation.

Protecting sharks and exploring space are two sides of the same evolutionary coin.

Film Producer/Director/Writer, Innovation - Cross Industry Value, journalism - radio, tv, print, web, Ocean Exploration, Space Exploration

Part of my TED Experience was helping Dr. Sylvia Earle reach her goal of creating "hope spots" in the sea. She narrated my film "This is Your Ocean: Sharks" focused on turning the Bahamas into a Shark Sanctuary. On July 5, 2011, the Bahamas voted to do just that. I find daily inspiration in the speakers from TED, and I'm so fortunate to have it as a resource. My intention is to do my part to help others see this incredible value as well...