Dr. Sylvia Earle is the President and Chairman of Mission Blue, Chairman of Deep Hope, and a National Geographic Society Explorer at Large. She is called “Her Deepness ”by the New Yorker and the New York Times, “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress, and “First Hero for the Planet” by Time Magazine. She is an oceanographer, explorer, author and lecturer with a lifetime of experience as a field research scientist, government official, and director for corporate and non-profit organizations.