Commissioners
U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Chairman, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
President Emeritus, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education
Co-Chair, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative
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
Professor
School of Marine Affairs
University of Washington
President
Gulf of Mexico Foundation
President and Chief Executive Officer
World Shipping Council
Dean
School for Marine Science and Technology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Chairman
Rasmuson Foundation
Professor
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space
University of New Hampshire
The Honorable William D. Ruckelshaus
Strategic Director
Madrona Venture Group
Paul A. Sandifer, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
NOAA National Ocean Service
Pew Oceans Commission
Chair, Pew Oceans Commission
Director, The Panetta Institute for Public Policy
California State University
Co-Chair, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative
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
Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology
Department of Zoology
Oregon State University
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)
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
