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Our team

Angelique Pouponneau

International environmental law, legislative design for sustainable ocean economy, climate and ocean governance multilateral negotiations, and sustainable finance and blended finance mechanisms.

Arlette Schramm

Blue Finance Specialist: Merging financial strategies with sustainable practices. Private equity, impact investment, focus on Blue Carbon, Sustainable Finance Mechanisms & Natural Capital Accounting.

Bella Charlesworth

Research Associate: environmental scientist and science communicator. Background: ecology, plastic pollution, science & policy, content design, comms, podcasting. BSc/BArts with Honours (Class I).

Dr Ben Milligan

Director: recognition of nature in economic decision-making, multi-sector ocean development planning, natural resources governance, zero-carbon transitions, partnerships for sustainable development.

Dr Cheryl Joy Fernandez-Abila

Research Fellow. Background in applied economics, applying multidisciplinary approach to complex development challenges. Interests: ecosystem services valuation, ocean governance & resource management

Dr Jordan Gacutan

Research Fellow: bridging science / policy through evidence for environmental-economic accounts, MSP, plastic pollution. Background in GIS, stats, natural capital and ecosystem services.

Dr Mitchell Lyons

Spatial data scientist. Background in earth observation, ML/AI, stats, EEA, biodiversity monitoring, field/expert/traditional knowledge, capacity building, open source + cloud-based methods

Dr Phil James

Director and environmental economist with >15 yrs experience in policy and economics in 25 countries. Focus: economic & social science aspects of ocean accounts, biodiversity & the blue economy.

Dr Randika Jayasinghe

Plastics & Waste Specialist: Background in Environmental Engineering and circular economy. Experienced in plastics pollution, waste management, and waste-to-value. Focus: data and waste challenges.

Dr Rebecca Shellock

Social Science Specialist: experience using social evidence to aid delivery of effective and equitable environmental governance. Focus: ocean accounting, gender equity & bridging science-policy gap.

Eliza Northrop

Director: International environmental law, UNFCCC, ocean-climate solutions for zero-carbon transitions, sustainable ocean planning, natural resources governance and policy, indigenous rights

Elizabeth Hollaway

Research Associate: Implementation and development of sustainable ocean economy policy and governance. Background in marine science and multi-sectoral partnerships

Hannah Sheridan

Manager: network management, strategy, team builder, integration and systems optimisation, development through the utilisation of local knowledge, higher education sector specialist.

Helena Dickinson

Research Associate: Environmental Economist focusing on global waste management and the blue economy.

Jessica Bridgland

Applied Economist: experience creating & using economic analysis to influence policy, particularly marine spatial planning, sustainable financing, marine conservation, natural capital & blue economy.

Juliet Grimm

Senior Operations Officer. International and community development, monitoring evaluation and learning, business development and program development support.

Ken Findlay

Program lead, GOAP’s Africa Community of Practice: advancement of ocean accounting, inclusive & sustainable ocean governance, blue economies & sustainable ocean development in African coastal nations.

Maria Granada Alarcon Blazquez

PhD Candidate: environmental economics and environmental systems analysis. Experienced in ecosystem services, natural capital accounting, environmental valuation, CBA, and GIS.

Marianne Feoli

Research Officer: Building synergy & knowledge for Ocean Accounts in Latin America and the Caribbean. Sustainable transformation strategies, community empowerment, biodiversity credits & management.

Michael Burnside

Manager: partnerships for sustainable development, environmental science & economics, recognising nature in decision-making, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, zero-carbon transitions

Nicholas Williams

Senior Administrator: experience in Federal Gov., migration & refugees with education in International Relations focusing on peacekeeping & human security, gender-based violence and food security.

Nina van Ewijk

Manager: Event program and communications, project management and operations support. Background in environment and resource management