Commissioners
U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Co-Chair Emeritus, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative
Chairman, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
President Emeritus, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education
President
Institute for Exploration
President and Chief Executive Officer
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Former Assistant Executive Director
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Boyd Professor
Coastal Studies Institute
Louisiana State University
Ann D'Amato
Former Chief of Staff
Office of the City Attorney
City of Los Angeles
President and Chief Operating Officer
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II, U.S. Navy (Retired)
President
Monmouth University
President
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
President and Chief Executive Officer
World Shipping Council
Director
Institute for Marine Remote Sensing/IMaRS
College of Marine Science
University of South Florida
Chairman
Rasmuson Foundation
Senior Vice President for Science and Knowledge
Conservation International
The Honorable William D. Ruckelshaus
Strategic Director
Madrona Venture Group
Paul A. Sandifer, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
NOAA National Ocean Service
In Memoriam
Marc J. Hershman, J.D.
Professor
School of Marine Affairs
University of Washington
Pew Oceans Commission
Co-Chair Emeritus, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative
Chair, Pew Oceans Commission
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Co-Founder
Natural Resources Defense Council
President and Chair of the Board
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
The Honorable Carlotta Leon Guerrero
Executive Director
Micronesia Medical Missions
Ayuda Foundation
Secretary
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility
Graduate School of Business
Columbia University
Director
Environment and Sustainability Initiative
University of California, San Diego
The Honorable Tony Knowles
Former Governor of Alaska
Executive Director
Monterey Bay Aquarium
The Honorable Pietro Parravano
President
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
The Honorable George E. Pataki
Former Governor of New York
The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
Mayor
City of Charleston
David Rockefeller, Jr.
Vice Chair
National Park Foundation
Vice Admiral Roger T. Rufe, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
Former Director
Department of Homeland Security Operations Directorate
Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Director, Battelle Center for Mathematics & Science Education
Ohio State University
Marilyn Ware
Chairman Emeritus
American Water Works
Commissioner
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
