Full Name
Philippe Cousteau
Job Title
Ocean Restorationist, Entrepreneur, Founder, EarthEcho International, Co-Founder/CEO Voyacy Regen
Organization
Ocean Restorationist, Entrepreneur, Founder, EarthEcho International, Co-Founder/CEO Voyacy Regen
Speaker Bio
Ashlan and Philippe are entrepreneurs, ocean restorationists and filmmakers who collaborate frequently.
Together they co-hosted three seasons of their award-winning Travel Channel series Caribbean Pirate Treasure. In 2016 they co-hosted Nuclear Sharks, the highest rated show of Discovery’s Shark Week and premiered as the #1 show across all cable. In 2015 they co-hosted a three-part series with Takepart.com, exploring tiger and rhino conservation in Nepal called Treasures of the Terai. In 2021 they co-authored their first joint book, Oceans for Dummies.
In addition to their work together, Philippe and Ashlan are respected journalists and adventurers in their own right. Ashlan was a red-carpet regular as a reporter and fill-in anchor for E News for over a decade. But her endeavors go beyond the small screen. Ashlan has keynoted events for the United Nations, Climate Reality, Society of Environmental Journalists, SXSW Eco, and TEDx Scott Base, the first TEDx conference to take place in Antarctica among many others. She has been recognized on numerous talk-shows and in international media for her work in conservation. Ashlan is CEO and co-founder of Seavoir Wellness, a company that brings restoratively farmed marine botanicals like kelp and algae into wellness products and supplements.
Philippe is the third generation of the legendary Cousteau family. He is a multi Emmy-nominated TV host and producer as well as an author, speaker, and co-founder of EarthEcho International who has established himself as a leader in the environmental movement. For six years he was the host and executive producer of Awesome Plant, a weekly syndicated television series on Fox. As a special correspondent for CNN he has hosted several award-winning shows including Going Green and Expedition Sumatra. He is also the author of several award-winning children’s books including Follow the Moon Home, Going Blue, Make a Splash and a new middle grade series with Harper Collins called The Endangereds.
Philippe is the CEO and co-founder of Voyacy Regen, a pioneering bluetech and marine infrastructure company focused on solving one of the biggest problems facing coastal communities around the world; the collapse of the natural ocean systems that protect us.
In 2004, Philippe founded EarthEcho International, a leading environmental education organization dedicated to building a global youth movement to protect and restore our ocean planet which has worked with over 2 million youth in 146 countries.
Both Ashlan and Philippe are sought after speakers having hosted and keynoted various events for the United Nations, Harvard University, USC, the Society of Environmental Journalists, Masters of Scale, and many more. They have testified before Congress and serve on multiple boards of non-profit organizations including Antarctica 2030, the Environmental Media Association, and the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund.
The adventurous duo reside in Los Angeles, California with their two daughters and rescue dog Kenai.
Philippe Cousteau