Dr. Fiedler has 30+ years of research and teaching experience, primarily in California, although her research has taken her to the Neotropics and Western Australia. Her research on Calochortus (Liliaceae) and her writings on the more theoretical aspects of conservation biology have earned her an international reputation as an authority in conservation biology and rare-plant ecology and management. She holds a BA cum laude from Harvard, and a master's and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Peggy joined the Biology Department at San Francisco State University in1986, and in 1989 was appointed Professor of Conservation Biology, serving as a tenured faculty member until 2000. From 2010-2021, she led the University of California Natural Reserve System as its Executive Director. Dr. Fiedler has written/edited five books on conservation biology, held long-term editorial positions in professional conservation organizations, and has a long publication list of refereed journal articles, reports, and book chapters on conservation issues. During her career in conservation, she has served as a Senior Research Associate with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England and the Centre for Excellence in Resource Management at the University of Western Australia. Peggy is a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, and a Fulbright Senior Scholar.