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Aaron Roan

CEO

Aaron Roan

Aaron Roan is the Founder and CEO of Ocean Agentics, where he leads the organization's work on technology supporting the High Seas Treaty. He is a technical consultant to United Nations treaty processes and a champion for bringing modern data, AI, and agentic systems into ocean governance. Aaron has worked across some of the world's leading technology and ocean science institutions. At Google, he was an early machine learning practitioner and helped launch Global Fishing Watch, contributing to the use of satellite data and machine learning to bring global transparency to industrial fishing activity. At Salesforce, he led technology strategy for sustainability initiatives, including work using AI agents to support regenerative agriculture in Andhra Pradesh with RySS and Producers Trust. At UC Santa Barbara's Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, he advanced applied ocean data science for marine conservation. He has also held technology leadership roles at Slack and Salesforce, bridging enterprise software, AI systems, and mission-driven technology. Aaron holds an M.S. in Predictive Analytics from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Computer Science from UC Davis. Based in New York City, he is also a USCG-licensed captain and PADI Divemaster, grounding his technical work in direct experience on and under the water.

Dan Vallentyne

Head of Product

Dan Vallentyne

Shaped by tide, data, and saltwater, his career bridges enterprise, education, and environmental work. He is working on Deeptime, an AI system for coral annotation; he cofounded Dive the Data, a global sightings platform for the Marine Megafauna Foundation; he built enterprise SaaS for Morgan Stanley; and formed policy and communications with Shark Stewards in California. He is an active research diver who has collected megafauna data in Mexico and Mozambique, studied urchin-kelp dynamics in California, and worked on coral reef disease with STINAPA in Bonaire. A lifelong product designer, sailor, diver, and underwater videographer, he cofounded Ocean Agentics to secure the ocean for present and future generations.

Brandon Levy

Head of Partnerships

Brandon Levy

Brandon Levy is the Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships at Ocean Agentics. He is dedicated to cultivating the enabling conditions for multilateral cooperation in service of planetary stewardship. Previously, he was a founding team member at Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA), where he served as Chief Program Officer and Head of Global Engagement for over seven years. At SOA, he helped launch the world's first ocean tech accelerator (deploying $4.2M to 65 startups), built a global grant program (reaching 400+ projects across 75 countries), and scaled and stewarded the world's largest community of young ocean leaders. Earlier in his career at the California Clean Energy Fund, Brandon led programs, networks, and funds supporting early-stage entrepreneurs across solar, wind, and battery storage. Brandon holds an MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School, an MA in Organizational Psychology from William James College, and a BA in International Affairs from The George Washington University. He is also a certified mindfulness meditation teacher (trained under Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield), and hosts the Wisdom on Earth Podcast in collaboration with Moving Art, exploring how the world's wisdom traditions and living systems science can help us perceive and navigate planetary challenges more skillfully. Brandon is a recognized speaker on the ocean, climate, and complexity-informed leadership, with engagements at the United Nations, NASA, Goldman Sachs, and leading global forums.

Celest Sorrentino

Chief of Staff

Celest Sorrentino

Celest Sorrentino is the Chief of Staff at Ocean Agentics, supporting execution across research, operations, and mission delivery. Her background includes marine science research with Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute, NSF-supported field experience, and service across marine wildlife response, community resource coordination, and ocean initiative programming. She brings both scientific training and operational discipline to advancing the organization's conservation mission.

Amelia Crigler

Principal Engineer

Amelia Crigler

Amelia Crigler is Principal Engineer at Ocean Agentics and holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. At Palantir, she led operational infrastructure work focused on SaaS security, compliance, and scale, and held technical leadership roles supporting commercial and U.S. government customers. She brings deep experience in privacy, data security, and high-scale platforms, along with a strong commitment to conservation.

Kathy Lau

Volunteer

Kathy Lau

Kathy Lau is a volunteer with Ocean Agentics. She studied Computer Science at Columbia University and earned an M.S. in Cognitive and Decision Sciences from UCL.

Kiana Sinclair

Advisor

Kiana Sinclair

Kiana Sinclair is the founder of Embolden Partners, where she advises tech founders globally on GTM strategy, sales, and business development. She has 13 years of experience across startups and large tech organizations, and also mentors founders through several accelerator programs.

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  • Closing band image: Andrzej Kryszpiniuk on Unsplash. Aerial ocean image used in the Team page closing band.
  • Core team portraits: Ocean Agentics internal portraits. Portraits for Aaron Roan, Celest Sorrentino, Amelia Crigler, Danny Vallentyne, and Kathy Lau.
  • Brandon Levy headshot: Ocean Agentics internal archive
  • Kiana Sinclair headshot: Ocean Agentics internal archive
Image Sources
  • Closing band image: Andrzej Kryszpiniuk on Unsplash. Aerial ocean image used in the Team page closing band.
  • Core team portraits: Ocean Agentics internal portraits. Portraits for Aaron Roan, Celest Sorrentino, Amelia Crigler, Danny Vallentyne, and Kathy Lau.
  • Brandon Levy headshot: Ocean Agentics internal archive
  • Kiana Sinclair headshot: Ocean Agentics internal archive

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