Our Team
Meet the power behind PROTEUS™
Our organization is made up of top experts across diverse fields: Finance, Private and Non-Profit Sector, Science, Design, Marketing, Media, Legal, Capital Formation, and, of course, the Ocean.
Jeffrey Sobel
Co-Founder &
Board Member
Robin van Bokhorst
Principal, Valico Holdings
& Board Member
Sung Poblete, PhD, RN
Chief Executive Officer,
Stand Up To Cancer
& Board Member
Storm Boswick
Founder, Tre Advisors &
Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center Appointee
Executive Team & Board
Fabien Cousteau
Chief Oceanic Explorer
Co-Founder & Chairman
Lisa Marrocchino
Chief Executive Officer
& Board Member
Isaias Medina III
Chief In House Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer
Randy J. Brandenburg
SVP of Engineering
30+ year Raytheon Veteran, Naval, Maritime, Blue Tech Consultant & Advisor
Debora Marrocchino
Sr. Director of Marketing
20+ year Marketing & Global Brand Strategy Professional, Men’s Health Magazine, AOL
Gary Rosewell
Director of Partnerships
Seasoned Partnership Marketing Professional with 10+ years in Formula One
Lisa Truitt
Creative Director Media & Experiences
25+ year National Geographic Executive, Filmmaker, Storyteller, Innovator in Immersive Entertainment
PROTEUS™ Team
Hugo de Almeida
Founder & CEO, Sustainable Brands Oceans & Co-owner of Best Emotions Inc
Jeremy McKane
Founder Ocean Currency Network & Ultramarine, Artist, Tech Expert & Explorer
Tij Bedi
Entrepreneur, Chief Executive & Technologist
Jason Petralia
CEO & Founder Anthropogenic Inc.,
Technologist & Entrepreneur
Jean-Michel Cousteau
Explorer, Environmentalist & Film Producer
Sian Proctor, PhD
CEO, Space2inspire & Founder The JEDI Space Foundation
General
Henry Elkus
Founder & CEO, Helena
Oliver Steeds
Founder, Chief Executive &
Mission Director of Nekton
Advisors
Sylvia Earle, PhD
"Her Deepness", Marine Biologist & NATGEO Explorer
Brian Helmuth, PhD
25-year Professor at the Marine Science Center at Northeastern University
Anne Madden, PhD
Award-winning Microbiologist, Professor, Entrepreneur, and TED speaker
Science
Mark Patterson, PhD
Northeastern Professor, Marine & Environmental Sciences/Civil & Environmental Engineering
David Godfrey-Thomas
Benjamin Leavenworth
Alexander Ortiz
Yves Béhar
Fuseproject Founder, Industrial Designer, Environmentalist
Saul Rosser, PE
Former Director Aquarius & Mission 31, Marine Engineering Manager, Commercial Diver
Jacques Rougerie
Rougerie Architectes Associés, Founder, President, Oceanographer
Design
Peter Weiss, PhD
Spartan Space Founder & President, Underwater & Space Habitat Expert