Asha de Vos — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder/Executive Director of Oceanswell.
Pioneer of blue whale research within the northern Indian Ocean.
Adjunct Research Fellow at The Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia.
National Geographic Emerging Explorer.
Pew Fellow in Marine conservation.
TED Senior Fellow.
World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

Biography

Asha de Vos is a Sri Lankan marine biologist and ocean educator, known for her pioneering blue whale research within the northern Indian Ocean. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Oceanswell, an organization dedicated to marine conservation. De Vos also serves as an Adjunct Research Fellow at The Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia.