Alexandra Cousteau is Co-Founder and President of Oceans 2050 and Founder of the Blue Cities Alliance—working to help leaders whose decisions shape coasts and ocean health move from protection to restoration at scale. She grew up surrounded by the ocean, learning to dive from her grandfather, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, at age seven.

Over her lifetime, she's watched marine ecosystems change at alarming speed. But she's also learned that recovery is possible when we build the systems to make it inevitable: clear goals, credible measurement, aligned incentives, and partnerships that last.

As President of Oceans 2050, Alexandra works with Chief Scientist Carlos Duarte to translate his landmark Nature research into implementable restoration strategies.

Through the Blue Cities Alliance, founded in 2024, she helps coastal cities establish measurable targets and transparent progress tracking for ocean health—currently piloting the model in Athens.

Alexandra has served as Senior Adviser to Oceana since 2012, supporting strategies that rebuild fish populations and strengthen marine protection.

Her work sits at the intersection of policy, capital, implementation, and narrative—helping leaders translate ocean urgency into decision-grade strategy and durable action.

Alexandra is a National Geographic Emerging Explorer and Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum. She holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Georgetown University, which awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2016.

The granddaughter of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, she carries forward a legacy of ocean exploration—now focused on building the organizations and systems that make restoration inevitable.