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
Jamaluddin Jompa, Ph.D. Chairman 2019 Center of Excellence for Marine Resilience and Sustainable Development, Hasanuddin University
Michael Beck, Ph.D. Research Professor 2012 Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
Anthony T. Charles, Ph.D. Professor and CCRN Director 2001 Saint Mary’s University (Community Conservation Research Network)
Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Ph.D. Assistant Professor 2018 University of California at San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography