Philippe Cousteau
Philippe Cousteau is the son of Jan and Philippe Cousteau Sr. and the grandson of Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. As a member of the legendary family, Philippe is continuing the work of his father through EarthEcho International, the non-profit organization he founded with his sister and mother and of which he serves as CEO. In addition to EarthEcho Philippe is co-founder of Azure Worldwide a strategic environmental design, development and marketing company. Philippe is the Chief Ocean Correspondent for both the Animal Planet and Planet Green channels, where he works on various ocean and water-focused documentary programs such as Oceans, a High Definition series premiering on Discovery Channel. Philippe has also testified to Congress on issues of ocean management and off-shore drilling. He was recently profiled by Bob Woodruff in an ABC News/Planet Green Channel special documentary entitled ‘Focus Earth: 6 People Saving Our Planet’. Philippe serves on the Board of Directors of The Ocean Conservancy, Marine Conservation Biology Institute, and the National Environmental Education Foundation,