Advancing Restoration, Resilience & Long-Term Value
At the intersection of people, place, capital, and the ocean.
Co-Founder and President, Oceans 2050 - Co-Founder and Global Chair, Blue Cities Alliance - Senior Advisor, Oceana - Emerging Explorer, National Geographic - Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
The ocean taught me that everything is connected.
For more than three decades, I’ve worked at the intersection of exploration, ocean science, policy, media, and industry. I’ve watched the ocean become a story the world loves, but a system we have struggled to rebuild.
Again and again, the ocean has shown me that thriving ecosystems, thriving communities, and thriving economies are part of the same story.
The ocean I knew is not the ocean my children know. Yet I remain convinced that recovery is possible when people align around a shared vision of what comes next.
Today, I work with leaders to turn restoration, resilience, and long-term value into strategies people can understand, support, invest in, and bring to life.
I learned to dive in an ocean of extraordinary abundance.
For most of my career, I explored the relationship between our oceans and the communities that depend on them.
What I discovered is that recovery is rarely limited by a lack of science, technology, or ideas.
More often, progress depends on our ability to align people around a shared vision, build trust across different interests, and create the momentum needed to move from ambition to action.
The future is not built on the sidelines.
I’ve also learned that meaningful change happens when people are willing to engage with complexity and find common ground around a shared future.
Whether working with communities, governments, NGOs, investors, or businesses, I believe progress is built through engagement. The future is shaped by the people willing to come together, navigate complexity, and build something better.
That is where I focus my work today.
The future is shaped where decisions are made.
My Perspective
Three decades of experience have convinced me that meaningful progress depends on three things.
Systems Thinking
Seeing the connections between people, place, policy, capital, and culture.
Common Ground
Finding shared purpose among people with different interests and perspectives.
Momentum
Turning ideas into partnerships, investment, and visible progress.
What Comes Next
The choices we make now will shape the coastlines, communities, and economies our children inherit.
I believe restoration is one of the great opportunities of our time: a way to rebuild abundance, strengthen resilience, and create lasting value in the places we call home.
If you are working on that future, let’s talk.