Leadership
Board & Corporation
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Newton P.S. Merrill
Chairman of the Corporation
John F. O'Brien
Treasurer
Hardwick Simmons
President & Director
Susan K. Avery, PhD
Susan Avery took office as president and director of WHOI on February 4, 2008. Avery is the ninth director in the institution’s 78-year history, and the first woman to hold the position.
» Message from the President & Director
» Statements & Presentations
» Biography
Vice Presidents & Chief Officers
Executive Vice President and Director of Research
Laurence P. Madin, PhD
Vice President for Academic Programs & Dean
James A. Yoder, PhD
Vice President for Marine Facilities and Operations
Robert S.C. Munier
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance
Jeffrey Fernandez
Chief Administrative Officer
Emily Schorer
Chief Development Officer
Priya McCue
Research Department Chairs
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department
John Trowbridge, PhD
Biology Department
Mark Hahn, PhD
Geology and Geophysics Department
Daniel McCorkle, PhD
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department
Jeffrey Seewald, PhD
Marine Policy Center
Andrew Solow, PhD
Physical Oceanography Department
John Toole, PhD
Ocean Institute Directors
Coastal Ocean Institute
Christopher Reddy, PhD
Deep Ocean Exploration Institute
Daniel Fornari, PhD
Ocean & Climate Change Institute
Scott Doney, PhD
Ocean Life Institute
Simon Thorrold, PhD