Dr Austin SHELTON

Director, Center for Island Sustainability, University of Guam

Dr. Austin Shelton is a native of Guam who grew up observing environmental degradation and was inspired to become a marine and environmental scientist. He now serves as an assistant professor and the director of the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant. Shelton is an Obama Leader and one of 50 Under 40: Emerging Leaders in the Government of Guam. Shelton works to revive island ecosystems and advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. He co-chairs the steering committee of Guam Green Growth, the island’s most comprehensive public-private partnership ever created to achieve a sustainable future. Shelton also collaborates regionally and internationally as a trustee of the Micronesia Conservation Trust; steering committee member of the Local2030 Islands Network; and representative to the Global Island Partnership, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), and National Sea Grant Association.