EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SOUND SEAS

Tundi Agardy is an internationally renowned expert in marine conservation, with extensive field experience in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and North America. Agardy specializes in coastal planning and marine protected areas and has published widely in these fields, including the book Marine Protected Areas and Ocean Conservation.

She received her Ph.D in Biological Sciences and Masters in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island. Sheis currently the Executive Director of Sound Seas, an independent policy group based in the Washington D.C. area.