Biography

Jay Kleberg is the co-founder of Explore Ranches, connecting travelers with more than one million acres of historic ranches in the American West. He is producing the feature-length wildlife documentary Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story and was Associate Producer of the award-winning documentary The River and the Wall. Jay previously served as Associate Director and Director of Conservation Initiatives for Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation. Prior to his work in Texas, he co-founded a Brazilian-based adventure travel outfitter and conservation organization and worked for the National Parks Service. Jay is a graduate of Williams College and holds an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. He is a published writer and lives in Austin with his wife and three daughters.