Drew DeSimone

Drew DeSimone is an actor and writer with a PhD in Astrobiology, and the 2021 Program Chair of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum's Good Earth: Vonnegut and the Environment. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Drew was a NASA Fellow at the University of Washington where he studied the microbiology of deep-sea hydrothermal vents as a proxy for researching the evolution of life on Earth using manned submersibles such as the DSV Alvin. He then spent ten years in c-suites of the Bio Tech and Sports Business industries working around the world for the Seattle Sounders FC, Prozone Sports and Belay. Drew is a passionate primary education and animal welfare volunteer who has taught courses from elementary school to college, and spayed and neutered thousands of cats and dogs in North and South America. Drew's writing explores mental health, upbringing, and our relationship with the natural world.