Tech-Wealth Ocean Stewards
The active generation of self-made wealth that puts real money behind ocean science and exploration.
Ray Dalio
Founder, Bridgewater Associates · Co-founder, OceanX
“I believe that ocean exploration is more exciting and more important than space exploration.”
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Eric Schmidt
Former CEO, Google · Co-founder, Schmidt Ocean Institute
“The ocean has always needed a moonshot.”
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Marc Benioff
Founder & CEO, Salesforce · Founder, Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory
“We're all deeply connected — not only to each other, but to the ocean and the planet as well.”
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Wendy Schmidt
Co-founder, Schmidt Ocean Institute · Founder, 11th Hour Racing
“The ocean gives us oxygen, food, climate stability — and we treat it like an afterthought. We can't.”
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Paul Allen
Co-founder, Microsoft · Owner, M/Y Octopus
“It turns out if you go 1,000 feet down in the ocean, it's really dark, and the animals are really strange. But if you put on so…”
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Larry Ellison
Founder, Oracle · Owner, Sayonara · 33rd & 34th America's Cup winner
“Sailing is the most beautiful way to look at the world.”
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Victor Vescovo
Founder, Caladan Oceanic · First to reach the deepest point of all five oceans
“The oceans are 70 percent of our entire planet — and 95 percent of that is unexplored.”
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Larry Connor
Founder, The Connor Group · Challenger Deep diver · ISS astronaut, Axiom-1
“I want to inspire the next generation of explorers — the kids who look at the ocean and think 'what's down there?'”
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