Dr. Finn Ross, 26, is a climate scientist and entrepreneur who is passionate about championing climate action and accelerating innovative ocean-based climate solutions.

He lives in West London and is the founder of Climate Action Company and the co-founder of Ocean Balance, where he works to find natural climate solutions in the world using seaweed.

Dr Ross also co-founded not-for-profit charity Let Them Eat Fish; and founded The Seaweed Solution and the Both Sides Now podcast. He also contributed to the genesis of Live Ocean.

Focused on ocean carbon removal research, Finn completed his PhD on seaweed for climate change mitigation. He does Ted Talks, lectures, and is a regular speaker and advocate for climate solutions. He promotes awareness and action to combat global climate change by influencing policy and public opinion in academia and on the world stage.

Finn is a University of Canterbury Honours Alumni and a Provost Scholarship recipient to the University of California Davis where he studied wildlife, fish and conservation biology. He is a visiting fellow at Oxford University in the Earth Sciences department.

He has a strong interest in regenerative agriculture and economics; and led the launch of Australasia’s first certified carbon-zero farm on his family estate, Lake Hāwea Station.

He is a leader, an innovator and a changemaker. Finn lives in London, but his heart belongs to the remote valleys of Te Waipounamu and the reefs of the Pacific.

He is a founding member of The New Zealand Society Black Pats cricket team.