Dr. John Fraser is the president and CEO of New Knowledge Organisation Ltd. His research focuses on how our experience with media and community influences learning, attitudes, and motivations for engagement with solving the problems that face society.

He holds adjunct faculty positions at Hunter College (CUNY), Columbia University, Canisius College, and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He holds the California Academy of Sciences appointment as Associate Editor - Operations for Curator: The Museum Journal, and serves as a founding editorial board member for Museums & Social Issues. He is also a Research Scientist with Columbia University's Earth Institute.