Ocean Elders
Ocean Elders is an independent group of global leaders who have joined together to serve as a catalyst in the conservation and protection of the ocean and its wildlife. These individuals use their collective influence, supported by science and data, to promote ocean conservation, pursue the protection of the ocean’s habitat and wildlife, and preserve its ecosystems and species biodiversity.
H.S.H. Prince Albert II
Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Explorer and Environmentalist
Richard Bailey
Founder, The Brando, Tetiaroa Society, & Blue Climate Initiative
Sir Richard Branson
Founder and Chairman, Virgin Group and Founder, Virgin Unite
Jackson Browne
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and Environmentalist
Dr. Rita Colwell
Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University
Jean-Michel Cousteau
President and Chairman,
Ocean Futures Society,
Explorer and Film Producer
Dr. Wade Davis
BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk, University of British Columbia
Dr. Sylvia A. Earle
President and Chairman, Mission Blue: The Sylvia Earle Alliance, Oceanographer
Hon. Prime Minister Fakafanua
The Honourable Prime Minister
Kingdom of Tonga
Graeme Kelleher
Former Chairman and CEO, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Sven Lindblad
Conservationist, Explorer and Founder & Co-Chair, Lindblad Expeditions
Gerry Lopez
“Mr. Pipeline”, Surfer, Shaper, Actor and Yogi
H.M. Queen Noor (Jordan)
International Public Servant, Founder, King Hussein Foundation
Catherine A. Novelli
Former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
Dr. Frederik Paulsen
Explorer and Chairman, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Prof. Bertrand Piccard
Explorer and Chair of the Solar Impulse Foundation
President Tommy Esang Remengesau, Jr.
Former President, Republic of Palau
David E. Shaw
Managing Partner, Black Point Group LP and Co-Chair, Aspen Institute High Seas Initiative
Nainoa Thompson
Master Navigator and President, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Kristine Tompkins
Conservationist, Former CEO, Patagonia
President and Co-founder, Tompkins Conservation
Ted Turner
Chairman, Turner Enterprises, Inc. Founding Funder of UN Foundation Founder of CNN and TBS
Victor Vescovo
Venture Capitalist, Explorer, Former Naval Officer & Pilot
Ocean Elders Emeritus
Sheila Watt-Cloutier
Environmental, Cultural and Human Rights Advocate
Neil Young
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Activist and Humanitarian
José María Figueres
Former President, Costa Rica and Co-Chair, Global Ocean Commission
In Memoriam
Dr. Walter Munk
Emeritus, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Dr. E.O. Wilson
University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University
Captain Don Walsh
Oceanographer and President International Maritime Incorporated
Dr. Jane Goodall
Founder, The Jane Goodall Institute, UN Messenger of Peace
Bob Weir
Founding Member, Grateful Dead, Environmental Advocate, UN Goodwill Ambassador