Rob Williams, Ph.D. Co-founder and Chief Scientist 2015 Oceans Initiative and Oceans Research and Conservation Association
Anne R. Kapuscinski, Ph.D. Director, coastal science and policy program; professor, environmental studies 2001 University of California, Santa Cruz
Sarah Fowler Scientific adviser, vice chair for international treaties 2005 Save Our Seas International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D. Distinguished University Professor and Advisor in Marine Studies 1992 Oregon State University
Fabián Pina Amargós, Ph.D. Professor, Protected Areas 2012 Center for Marine Research of the University of Havana