Dr. Anish Andheria is the President of the Wildlife Conservation Trust. He is a member of both the Maharashtra State Board of Wildlife and the First State Expert Appraisal Committee for projects related to industries, mining and irrigation in Maharashtra. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Madhya Pradesh Tiger Conservation Foundation. He was awarded the Carl Zeiss Conservation Award in 2008. He is a LEAD Fellow. After completing his Ph.D. from Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, he went on to pursue Masters in Wildlife Biology and Conservation from the National Center for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru. He is a large carnivore specialist with immense knowledge on predator-prey relationships. He is  a wildlife photographer of repute who has also authored several books and papers on conservation.