Thomas Burnett

Thomas Burnett is the assistant director of communications at the John Templeton Foundation. He is responsible for identifying the most thought-provoking, under-appreciated, and potentially beneficial findings from recent research initiatives. As an editor and storyteller, he explores the questions raised by this research through creative narratives to reach a wide audience.

Before joining the Foundation, Thomas worked in communications at the National Academy of Sciences. Prior to that, he worked for BioLogos as well as the AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion. He also served as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in Innsbruck, Austria. Mr. Burnett received his B.A. in philosophy from Rice University and pursued his doctoral studies in the history of science at University of California, Berkeley.