Andrew Sharpless has led Oceana since 2003 as its Chief Executive Officer. Oceana, founded in late 2001, has grown in that time to be the largest international conservation organization fully dedicated to protecting the oceans. Under his leadership, Oceana and its allies have protected nearly 4 million square miles of habitat and won more than 250 significant policy … Read more

Jim Simon is President of Oceana. For nearly 20 years, Simon has made the environment the focus of his legal career, holding leadership positions in government and nonprofits, and advising businesses on management strategy and operations. Simon is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Law … Read more

Abbie leads the foundations team and serves on Oceana’s Executive Committee. Abbie brings to Oceana a 20-year track record of securing revenue, building strategic partnerships and achieving growth within national and local organizations including Brookings Institution, the American Red Cross, and the Center for American Progress, where she exceeded a $40 million goal by working with policy directors … Read more

Matt has played a key role in building Oceana’s brand, digital presence and supporter base over the past decade and a half.  He’s also helped to develop several initiatives and ideas that have helped Oceana become the largest dedicated international ocean conservation group on the planet. Before Oceana, Matt was a senior marketing executive and … Read more

Pascale Moehrle was appointed Executive Director and Vice President for Oceana in Europe in 2019. Pascale joined Oceana in May 2017 as Chief Operating Officer and has since then managed the programmatic and operational functions of Oceana in Europe. During this time, she ensured coordination and collaboration among all departments, in sync with Oceana’s strategy … Read more

Ademilson has a Bachelor in Oceanography, with MS and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering at the University of São Paulo. From 1995 to 2000, he was professor and researcher at the Federal University of Rio Grande on marine pollution. In 2001, in the Brazilian Ministry of Environment had a position at the National Coastal and … Read more

Renata is that kind of person that questions everything and believes there is always a better way to do things. She is committed to creating a more just and beautiful world for all of us to live in. Renata is a political scientist with specialization on public policy. Before joining Oceana, she worked in a … Read more

Mike has worked at Oceana since 2001 in a variety of roles, currently as Senior Advisor. In that capacity, he is responsible for providing strategic guidance and organizational troubleshooting, among other duties. Until May of 2019, he was Chief Scientist and Strategy Officer, working to identify strategic opportunities for Oceana expansion into new countries, in … Read more