Jay Kleberg

Jay Kleberg, a Producer of the Deep in the Heart film, has dedicated much of his time to creating a campaign to generate awareness for Texas’ most impactful conservation organizations and developing free K-12 educational programming specific to the film. He began working with Fin and Fur when he joined the 1,200-mile excursion along Texas’ Rio Grande River as one of the key characters and Associate Producer of The River and the Wall. Jay previously served as Associate Director and Director of Conservation Initiatives for Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation. Prior to his work in Texas, he worked in conservation in the Brazilian Amazon and Grand Canyon National Park. Jay is a graduate of Williams College and holds an MBA from the University of Texas. He serves on the board of several land, water and wildlife conservation organizations, runs a private lands travel company, and lives in Austin with his wife and three daughters. Jay knows that to conserve the wildness that draws so many to Texas, we must imagine and invest in a more sustainable and vibrant future. He hopes that the stories and images of this book inspire a new generation of conservation-minded Texans.