Jay Kleberg

Jay Kleberg is the Executive Director of the Gulf Trust and previously served as Associate Director of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation. He co-produced the award-winning films Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story and The River and the Wall and co-wrote companion books for each film. He is a co-producer and co-director of the documentary series Chasing the Tide, distributed by PBS and carried by Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and other streaming platforms. Along with his wife, he co-wrote the Chasing the Tide book about their 370-mile trek across Texas’ seven barrier islands in October 2023.