Tony Haymet's Biography

Tony Haymet is a distinguished scientist, educator, policy advisor and business development leader. Since 2006 he has been Distinguished Professor of Oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, at the University of California San Diego. He is now Director and Vice-Chancellor for Marine Sciences Emeritus, having led the Institution for 6 years.

He is also co-founder and Chair of CleanTech San Diego, a 501c6 business organization promoting and supporting clean technology businesses, now with over 100 members.  He is appointed to the VCAT of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Since 2009 he has served as a part-time Strategic Advisor to Pegasus Capital Advisers http://www.pcalp.com/our-people/on matters relating to the environment, oceans, food security and climate change. He is elected to and serves upon numerous national and international boards and committees.  For example, he was a member of the Establishment Council of the Australian Biofuels Research Institute, which released its report and first grants in December 2011, and an on-site reviewer for the German Government in their 2012 higher education excellence initiative.

Tony Haymet was born and educated in Sydney, and gained a PhD at the University of Chicago.  Prior to his appointment at Scripps, he was Chief of Marine and Atmospheric Research, with 5 laboratories around Australia, and then Science and Policy Director, for CSIRO, Australia’s science, industry and business research agency.  From 1991-98 he held the Established Chair of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Sydney.  He is the author of over 172 peer-reviewed publications. In 2004, he attended Australian Institute of Company Directors residential course for Company Directors.  In 2010. Prof Haymet served NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on Management and Safety (II). Tony Haymet brings to the understanding of the natural world a business focus and understanding of ocean resources, in all their forms, and technological solution to analyzing and monitoring greenhouse gas emissions.

He is a frequent contributor of Op-Ed pieces to newspapers around the world, listed here http://sio.ucsd.edu/About/Director/In_the_News/ , a contributor to the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and to climate meetings in Copenhagen and Cancun, and a guest of leading radio and TV analysis programs. http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2009/s2754846.htm . He also presented at The Economist’s Ocean meeting in Singapore.  More details may be found at http://sio.ucsd.edu/About/Director/ .