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
Alix Ford, JD
Chief Operating Officer
& Ex Officio Board Member
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
Isaias Medina III
In House General Legal Counsel, Secretary of BOD
30+ International Lawyer, former UNSC Delegate, Harvard MPA/MPP/MLD, Law of the Sea & Compliance Expert
PROTEUS™ Team
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
Jean-Michel Cousteau
Explorer, Environmentalist & Film Producer
Henry Elkus
Founder & CEO, Helena
Jeremy McKane
Founder Ocean Currency Network & Ultramarine, Artist, Tech Expert & Explorer
General
Oliver Steeds
Founder, Chief Executive &
Mission Director of Nekton
Advisors
Sylvia Earle, PhD
"Her Deepness", Marine Biologist & NATGEO Explorer
Brian Helmuth, PhD
POG Lead Science Advisor
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
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