Andrew Rosenberg

Board Chair

Dr. Andrew Rosenberg is a marine scientist, environmental and science policy expert. He recently  retired after serving as the inaugural director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. He has previously served as the dean of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture at the University of New Hampshire, the chief scientist for Conservation International, and northeast regional administrator as well as deputy director of the National Marine Fisheries Service at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Dr. Rosenberg is also the convening lead author of the oceans chapter of the Third US National Climate Assessment and served on the secretariat for the full assessment. He was a convening lead author of the first UN World Ocean Assessment. He served on the National Academy of Sciences’ Ocean Studies Board and the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy.