Advisory Board | World Ocean Observatory
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Board of Directors (2019)
Peter Neill, Chair, Director
Trisha Badger, Secretary, Managing Director
Tundi Agardy
Mary Barnes
Matthew Murphy
Board of Advisors (2019)
The following individuals, among others, have participated significantly
in the development of the World Ocean Observatory.
| Paul A. Mayewski Professor/Director Climate Change Institute University of Maine Bangor, Maine |
Alex More, PhD Research Associate, Initiative for the Science of the Human Past Harvard University |
| Dr. Tundi Agardy Chair, Executive Director Sound Seas Bethesda, Maryland |
Dr. Roger Payne Founder, President The Ocean Alliance, Whale Conservation Institute Lincoln, Massachusetts |
| David Conover Executive Director, Producer Compass Light Productions Camden, Maine |
John Seifert Chairman Ogilvy and Mather North America New York, New York |
| Peter Davidson Co-Founder & CEO Aligned Intermediary (AI) New York, New York |
Thor Sigfusson Founder, Ocean Cluster House Author and public speaker Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Sylvia Earle Oceanographer Founder/Chair, Mission Blue Conservation International Washington, D.C. |
Craig Strang Associate Director Lawrence Hall of Science University of California, Berkeley |
| Christopher J. (Kim) Elliman President Open Space Institute New York, New York |
Charles O. Swenson Senior Managing Director Brock Capital Group New York, New York |
| Peter P. McN. Gates Partner, Retired Carter, Ledyard & Milburn New York, New York |
Dr. Mary Christina Wood Philip H. Knight Professor, Faculty Director, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program, University of Oregon School of Law |
| Robert A. Johnson Executive Director, Institute for New Economic Thinking New York, New York |
Ian Urbina Investigative Journalist New York Times |
| Dr. Jacqueline McGlade UNEP Copenhagen, Denmark |
Philippe Vallette Co-Chair, World Ocean Network General Director, NAUSICAA National Aquarium Boulgone-sur-Mer, France |
| Isabel Hilton Founder, CEO ChinaDialogue Trust London, England |
Commodore Rajan Vir President The Indian Maritime Foundation Pune, India |
| Alex MacCallum SVP of New Products and Ventures New York Times |
FMI: director@thew2o.net |
