Roger T. Rufe, Jr. President and CEO
The Ocean Conservancy

Roger T. Rufe, Jr. joined the The Ocean Conservancy after a 34-year career in the United States Coast Guard. While in the Coast Guard, he served as captain of five ships, as Chief of Congressional Affairs, and as a U.S. delegate to the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization in London. Mr. Rufe served on the Pew Oceans Commission and still serves on the Executive Committee of the World Conservation Union’s Species Survival Commission.