Deborah Bronk

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is a non-profit organization which focuses on the microbial life and biogeochemical dynamics of the world’s ocean, advancing society’s understanding of the interactions between ocean ecosystems, global processes, and the environment. It offers seawater suite, Bigelow analytical services, high performance computing cluster, and industrial collaboration laboratory. The company was founded by Charles S. Yentsch and Clarice Yentsch in July 1974 and is headquartered in East Boothbay, UT.

The Consortium for Ocean Leadership Inc., a non-profit organization, represents public and private ocean research and education institutions, aquaria and industry with the mission to advance research, education and sound ocean policy. The organization also manages ocean research and education programs in areas of scientific ocean drilling, ocean observing, ocean exploration, and ocean partnerships. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.