 The Executive Director of Seacology is Duane Silverstein, who for 18 years prior to joining the organization acted as the Executive Director of the Goldman Fund and headed the Goldman Environmental Prize.He has written articles that have appeared in "Asian Geographic" as well as various scuba diving magazines, and he is a National Fellow of The Explorers Club.Silverstein has met with heads of state around the world, including several presidents of the United States, as well as several Secretaries-General of the United Nations.