About Philippe Cousteau
Philippe is a globally recognized ocean leader. As a business entrepreneur, filmmaker and ocean innovator. Inspired by the legacy of his grandfather Jacques Cousteau and his father Philippe Sr., he is building and scaling innovative solutions to solve many of the biggest crisis facing our ocean.
His company, Voyacy Regen, is bringing coastal restoration to a commercial scale never imagined in order to save coral reefs and provide climate resilient coastal infrastructure that can protect millions of lives and billions of dollars of coastal real estate around the world. This innovative approach combines ecosystem restoration with real world human and economic impact.
Philippe is also the co-founder of his wife Ashlan’s wellness brand Seavoir which is working to scale a market-based solution to the biggest climate catastrophe no one knows about-the krill fishery in the Southern Ocean. By leveraging their world-renowned legacy, SeaVoir is launching a Vegan Omega 3 supplement made from algae, nature’s primary source of Omega 3’s (fish and krill get theirOmega-3s by eating algae). SeaVoir's supplement is designed to replace demand for the destructive fish and krill oil market by providing a better alternative.
Through his company Voyacy Media, Philippe is the host and executive producer of the multi-Emmy nominated weekly syndicated series Awesome Planet which ran for 7 seasons and still airs globally.
In 2016 Philippe teamed up with his wife Ashlan to co-host Nuclear Sharks, the #1 show for Discovery’s Shark Week.As a special correspondent for CNN, he has hosted several award-winning shows, including his series Going Green which ran for four years. Philippe has also hosted and produced other television programs for various networks including Animal Planet and his 8-part series Oceans for the BBC and Discovery Channel.
Recently Philippe and his wife Ashlan were the stars of The Travel Channel’s hit series Caribbean Pirate Treasure;winner of a Cynopsis Media Award for Best Adventure Reality Series.
In recognition of their media work, Philippe and Ashlan were awarded the Ocean Champions award in 2023 by the International Ocean Film Festival.
As an author, Philippe’s children’s book, Follow the Moon Home has been chosen for the prestigious Bluebonnet Award Master List. In addition, he has co-written, Going Blue and Make a Splash, both of which have won multiple awards, including Learning Magazine’s Teachers ’Choice Award for the Family, a Gold Nautilus Award, ForeWord Reviews’ Book of the Year Gold Award. He is the author of a middle grade book series, The Endangereds, with Harper Collins and his latest book, Oceans for Dummies,which he co-authored with his wife Ashlan.
In 2005 he founded EarthEcho International; a leading environmental education organization that is building a global youth movement to restore and protect our ocean planet. Driven by the recognition that in order to build a durable global conservation movement we must focus on empowering a new generation with the knowledge, tools, and agency to act.
EarthEcho’s work is driving a new generation of youth to become ardent and active ocean restorationists. To date, EarthEcho has activated over 2 million youth in 146 countries through its programs.
Philippe holds an honorary doctorate in marine biology from the University of Plymouth in England. He is a sought-after speaker who has hosted and keynoted various events including for the United Nations,Harvard University, the University of Florida, the Society of Environmental Journalists, The Economist Magazine global summit, GIIN, and more. He has testified before Congress several times and serves on the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund, the Board of Antarctica 2030, and the Board of Advisors of the Environmental Media Association. He lives in Los Angeles CA with his wife Ashlan, two daughters Vivienne and Colette and their husky Kenai.