Greg Boustead

Executive Producer, Sandbox Films
Greg Boustead | Guest at SILBERSALZ 2019
Greg Boustead | Guest at SILBERSALZ 2019

With a background in neuroscience, film, and journalism, Greg Boustead brings sophisticated science content to general audiences, across many platforms. In 2015, he helped launch Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiative dedicated to inspiring a deeper interest in science, especially among those who don't think of themselves as science enthusiasts. As program director, Boustead oversees the initiative's strategy and funding decisions. He also leads the group's documentary film work. Before joining the foundation, he was editorial producer for the World Science Festival, producing their live science events and overseeing editorial for the organization's website. Previously, Boustead was senior editor of the science and culture magazine SEED, and he has contributed as a freelancer to VICE, Motherboard and Scientific American.