The Power 10

Bridget Coughlin is president & CEO of Shedd Aquarium, leading a mission to spark compassion, curiosity & conservation for the aquatic world

Dr Brian Davis is the president and CEO of Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, US, where he has recently overseen a major expansion.

Pierre Gay has been director general of Zoo des Sables d'Olonne since 1998 and director general of Bioparc Zoo de Doué-la-Fontaine since 1973

Jennie Janssen is president & co-founder of Minorities in Aquarium & Zoo Science (MIAZS) and an assistant curator at the National Aquarium

Toronto Zoo’s senior director of wildlife science, Dr Gabriela Mastromonaco, has dedicated her career to wildlife reproductive sciences.

Kira Mileham, blooloop 50 Zoo and Aquarium Influencer 2022, is the global director of strategic partnerships for the IUCN SSC.

Julie Packard, blooloop 50 Zoo and Aquarium Influencer 2022, is the executive director and co-founder of Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Paul Pearce-Kelly is the senior curator of invertebrates and fish at the Zoological Society of London, where he has worked for over 40 years.

Kieran Stanley, blooloop 50 Zoo and Aquarium Influencer 2022, is founder, CEO and creative director of dan pearlman Group

Dr Sarah Thomas has worked as head of conservation advocacy & engagement at Auckland Zoo in New Zealand since 2019.