Tundi Agardy is an internationally renowned expert in marine conservation, with extensive field and policy experience in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, North America and the Pacific. She currently heads Sound Seas, an independent policy group based in the Washington, DC area. Formerly the Senior Director for the global Marine Program at Conservation International and a Senior Scientist for the WWF, she assisted local NGOs, government agencies, and multilateral organizations in conservation planning, project implementation, and program evaluation. Her recent clients have included international think tanks, foundations, the World Bank, museums and academic institutions, environmental groups, and consortia with interests in solving local marine conservation problems. Tundi specializes in coastal planning and assessment, marine protected areas, and fisheries management, and has published widely in these fields. She received her Ph.D. in biological sciences and Masters in Marine Affairs from University of Rhode Island, was postdoctoral fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at Wellesley and Dartmouth Colleges.