Dr. Julie Pullen is a scientist, writer, and advisor working at the boundaries of sea, sky, and the living systems that sustain us. Her work moves between the realms we measure and the living world we are part of — from ocean, atmosphere, and ice to the human experiences of care, loss, and recovery. Crossing these thresholds, she asks what it means to help a living, changing planet endure.
She began her career as a naval oceanographer, then led the nation’s Maritime Security Center before becoming an engineering professor. Escalating extreme weather in the Philippines, where she spent a Fulbright sabbatical, motivated her to leave academia and help lead an early startup calculating climate risks. She later co-founded a venture capital fund investing in oceans as a climate solution.
Dr. Pullen serves on the board of Ocean Visions, a nonprofit consortium of research institutions pursuing ideas to stabilize the climate and regenerate the oceans, and is a Fellow of the Explorers Club. Her debut book is forthcoming.
