Team : Philippe Cousteau
Co-Founder
President and Chief Executive Officer
Board Member
Philippe Cousteau is the 28 year-old 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 and grandfather through EarthEcho International, the non-profit organization he founded with his sister and mother and of which he serves as CEO.
In addition to his work with EarthEcho International, Philippe is co-founder of Azure Worldwide (www.azureworldwide.com) a strategic 'green lifestyle' consulting and destination development company. Projects have included work with former AOL Chief Executive Steve Case's Revolution Places to provide eco-experiential programming for Cacique Costa Rica, a high-end, environmentally-friendly resort as well as environmental programming for eco-entertainment attractions in Singapore.
Philippe is the Chief Ocean Correspondent for Animal Planet, where he works on various ocean and water-focused documentary programs, including "Ocean's Deadliest," which he completed after his co-host Steve Irwin was fatally wounded during their expedition. Philippe is currently a host for Oceans, a new High Definition Discovery Channel/BBC co-production premiering in the fall of 2008 (8 one-hour episodes) that explores the state of our world's oceans and major seas. He also is the host and narrator for his own one hour special on Discovery called Living Loch Ness, premiering in the fall of 2008.
Philippe has been featured in television and radio programs across the country. He was recently named to Smithsonian Magazine's list of "37 under 36, America's Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences." He and his sister were guest editors on the November 2007 issue of Women's Health, the first magazine to ever feature a "Blue Issue", he has written articles for Sport Diver Magazine US and National Geographic Magazine and has lectured at such institutions as The United Nations, Harvard University, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Philippe serves on the Board of Directors of The Ocean Conservancy, Marine Conservation Biology Institute, and the National Environmental Education Foundation, as well as the Advisory Board of Discovery Communications Inc.'s Planet Green and is a member of the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Initiative Council. He holds a Master's degree in history from the University of St. Andrews.
Philippe's travels have taken him diving, rock climbing, trekking, and snowboarding around the world. From expeditions in the highlands of Papua New Guinea to war-torn Sarajevo, where he provided humanitarian aid, he has learned that exploring the connections between humans and the environment are as important as exploring nature itself.