Who owns National Geographic?
The National Geographic Society, headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States, is one of the world’s largest not-for-profit educational and scientific organizations. Its interests include geography and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation, and the study of world culture and history. Its historical mission is “to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world’s cultural, historical, and natural resources.”[1] Its President and CEO since March 1998, John M. Fahey, Jr., says National Geographic’s purpose is to inspire people to care about their planet. The Society is governed by a twenty-three member Board of Trustees composed of a group of distinguished educators, businesspeople, scientists, former governmental officials, and conservationists. The organization sponsors and funds scientific research and exploration.
