Spencer Wells

Spencer Wells
Spencer Wells
Born
Rush Spencer Wells IV

(1969-04-06) April 6, 1969
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin
Harvard University
AwardsKistler Prize (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics (biologist)

Rush Spencer Wells (born April 6, 1969) is an American geneticist, anthropologist, author and entrepreneur. He co-hosts The Insight podcast with Razib Khan. Wells led The Genographic Project from 2005 to 2015, as an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society, and is the founder and executive director of personal genomics nonprofit The Insitome Institute.