Team : Philippe Cousteau
Co-Founder
President and Chief Executive Officer
Board Member
Philippe Cousteau is the 29 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 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, a strategic environmental design, development and marketing company. Projects include 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 from Singapore to Florida, as well as the development of television series and video games.
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, including a program he co-hosted with Steve Irwin called Ocean's Deadliest. Philippe is currently a host for Oceans, a new High Definition Discovery Channel/BBC series which premiered in the UK in 2008 and will premier in the US on Discovery Channel in 2009. The series explores the state of our world's oceans and major seas. Along with his sister Alexandra Philippe is the host of Blue August 2009, an entire month of programming on Planet Green Channel that celebrates our oceans. Philippe is also co-producer, narrator and host for a 3D IMAX film on the Chesapeake Bay to premier in 2010. In addition, he is the Chief Spokesperson for Environmental Education for Discovery Education; the #1 provider of K-12 broadband-delivered educational content to U.S. schools.
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 of the Women's Health "Blue Issue" and he has written articles for many publications including Sport Diver Magazine and National Geographic Magazine and has lectured at such institutions as The United Nations, Harvard University, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 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, as well as the Advisory Board of Discovery Communications Inc.'s Planet Green. 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.