Alexandra Cousteau

Roles: Director, Special Guest

A National Geographic Emerging Explorer, filmmaker and globally recognized advocate on water issues, Alexandra Cousteau continues the work of her renowned grandfather Jacques-Yves Cousteau and her father Philippe Cousteau, Sr. In 2010, Cousteau led Expedition Blue Planet: North America, a five-month exploration touring more than 14,500 miles across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to uncover critical water issues and host watershed action days.

Alexandra Cousteau works closely with Oceana as a Senior Advisor to help propel their important work on oceans to an ever larger audience through expeditions, events and advocacy. She also sits on the Advisory Council for the Pacific Institute, a global water think tank that provides science-based thought leadership with active outreach to influence local, national, and international efforts in developing sustainable water policies.

The World Economic Forum named Alexandra one of its 2010 Young Global Leaders. In 2008, she was honored as a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. Alexandra founded Blue Legacy International in 2008 with the mission of empowering people to reclaim and restore the world’s water, one community at a time. Alexandra has led Blue Legacy expeditions across 6 continents and produced over 100 award winning short films about water issues around the world, engaging record numbers of people to take action on water conservation issues at home.

Festival Year: 2012, 2014

http://www.alexandracousteau.com/

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