Advisory Board | World Ocean Observatory
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Board of Directors (2019)
Peter Neill, Chair, Director
Trisha Badger, Secretary, Managing Director
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 |
Isabel Hilton Founder, CEO ChinaDialogue Trust London, England |
| Dr. Tundi Agardy Chair, Executive Director Sound Seas Bethesda, Maryland |
Alex MacCallum SVP and Assistant Editor for Video New York Times |
| David Conover Executive Director, Producer Compass Light Productions Camden, Maine |
Dr. Roger Payne Founder, President The Ocean Alliance, Whale Conservation Institute Lincoln, Massachusetts |
| Peter Davidson Co-Founder & CEO Aligned Intermediary (AI) New York, New York |
John Seifert Chairman Ogilvy and Mather North America New York, New York |
| Sylvia Earle Oceanographer Founder/Chair, Mission Blue Conservation International Washington, D.C. |
Thor Sigfusson Founder, Ocean Cluster House Author and public speaker Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Christopher J. (Kim) Elliman President Open Space Institute New York, New York |
Craig Strang Associate Director Lawrence Hall of Science University of California, Berkeley |
| Peter P. McN. Gates Partner, Retired Carter, Ledyard & Milburn New York, New York |
Charles O. Swenson Senior Managing Director Brock Capital Group New York, New York |
| Robert A. Johnson Executive Director, Institute for New Economic Thinking 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 |
| Dr. Jacqueline McGlade UNEP Copenhagen, Denmark |
Philippe Vallette Co-Chair, World Ocean Network General Director, NAUSICAA National Aquarium Boulgone-sur-Mer, France |
| Commodore Rajan Vir President The Indian Maritime Foundation Pune, India |
