Vincent Doumeizel

Senior Advisor Ocean - United Nations Global Compact / Author / Founder of the Global Seaweed Coalition (twitter : @doumeizel / instagram : @theseaweedrevolution )

France

About

Optimist world citizen supporting the Food revolution and Ocean based solutions, notably seaweed, for many years trying to address some of the World's challenges...

Experience

  • Senior Advisor - Ocean & Food at United Nations Global Compact
    Sep 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

    - Develop cross countries & public-private partnerships to support ocean based solutions, and notably Ocean Primary Producers (seaweed, plankton) in order to address some of the world's challenges (hunger, plastic pollution, global warming, ocean acidification, etc...) - Food expert matter for UN Global Compact, coordination with other UN agencies

  • Founder at Global Seaweed Coalition
    Mar 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

    -Heading the first Global Seaweed Platform, gathering thousands of seaweed stakeholders with an objective to build a community, advocate at political level, attract investments as well as accelerate change by enabling knowledge sharing and accelerating change while funding innovative projects in this nascent industry. Launch and support of the United Nations Global Seaweed Initiative for Members States and UN agencies

  • Author at Legend Times Group
    Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

    https://linktr.ee/theseaweedrevolution / Instagram : theseaweedrevolution The Seaweed Revolution is the reference book on seaweed. Awarded in France as Science book of the year and Environmental book of the year in 2022, the book has been translated in many languages and was adapted under different format (documentary, cartoon, children book, etc...) Instagram : theseaweedrevolution

  • Guest Lecturer at Harvard University
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Guest Lecturer at various universities (Harvard, Oxford, Sciences Po, Wageningen, etc...)

  • Director - Food Programme at Lloyd's Register Foundation
    Dec 2016 - Oct 2024 · 7 yrs 11 mos

    Executive responsibility for the leadership and operation of the Foundation Food Programme, funded through the profits of its wholly-owned subsidiary the Lloyd’s Register Group Limited. Identification, grant allocation and support to international initiatives to enable a safer and more sustainable food supply chain for the world of tomorrow Board member for various innovative projects and active speaker as "Food Ambassador" for LR Foundation & LR Group