Ocean Conservation

  This week we will hear from Barbara Page about the Anthropocene Institute‘s work towards ocean conservation. Barbara is cofounder of the Anthropocene Institute along with her husband Carl Page. Since 2012 the Anthropocene Institute has been focused on reinventing technologies in energy, water, food, oceans and cultural change. It proposes to nurture new technologies and cultural institutions required for the long term viability of humanity and preservation of biological diversity. It partners with private companies, academic institutions, NGO's, and government agencies as required. Barbara’s focus at Anthropocene has been in ocean conservation where she has been working to address overfishing, habitat loss, pollution, and a slate of other issues.

  Prior, she was a Director of Applications at Oracle where she was for nine years, founded Open Web U, a next generation platform for hosting classes, tests and surveys for certification training. She is a member on the U.S Japan Council. She holds a BA in Public Policy from University of Chicago, MS in Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology from Ohio State University, and a PhD in Education from Stanford University. She is on The Nature Conservancy California Board.