Ms Karen SACK

President & CEO, Ocean Unite

Karen is CEO & President of Ocean Unite, a non-profit founded in 2015 with a mission to deliver the science-based target of strongly protecting at least 30 percent of the Ocean by 2030 and build Ocean resilience globally. She was formerly Senior Director for International Oceans at The Pew Charitable Trusts where she initiated the Global Ocean Commission. Before that she was the Head of Greenpeace International’s Political & Business Unit and of their international oceans campaign. She has graduate degrees in International Political Economy and Law.

In 2018 with AXA, Ocean Unite initiated the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance, a multi-sector collaboration driving investment into coastal natural capital by pioneering ground-breaking finance products that incentivise blended finance and private investment into the regions and communities that need it most. Karen co-chairs the Alliance.