Johannes Vogel is the keeper of botany at the Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. He is also a professor of Biodiversity and Public Science at the Humboldt- Universität, Berlin. His research has focused on evolutionary biology and citizen science. His interests include developing dynamic, adaptive, entrepreneurial scientific organizations, and creating and sustaining robust knowledge communities and public engagement with science. He received a Ph.D. in the Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge and the Department of Botany, Natural History Museum, London.