Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Ayana Johnson | |
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| Born | 1980 or 1981 (age 44–45) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of California, San Diego (MS, PhD) |
| Organization | Urban Ocean Lab |
| Known for | Marine biology Marine conservation Climate communication Climate policy |
| Board member of | Patagonia Greenwave |
| Awards | Time100 NEXT 2021 |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Fish, Fishing, Diving and the Management of Coral Reefs (2011) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jeremy Jackson |
| Website | Official website |
| External videos | |
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| How to find joy in climate action, TED2022 A Coral Reef Love Story, TED2019 |
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (born 1980 or 1981) is a marine biologist, policy expert, and conservation strategist. She is the co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for ocean-climate policy in coastal cities, and the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. She is the author of What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures (2024). She also co-edited All We Can Save and co-authored the Blue New Deal.
She was an adjunct professor at New York University in the Department of Environmental Studies and previously worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).