Ocean Security Initiative

People

• Admiral Gregory G. Johnson, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Advisory Boards

Honorary Congressional Advisory Board

• The Honorable Solomon P. Ortiz - Chair
• The Honorable Charles Boustany, Jr. - Co-chair
• The Honorable Silvestre Reyes
• The Honorable Sam Farr

   * The Honorable Tom Allen
   * The Honorable Ruben Hinojosa
   * The Honorable Ciro D. Rodriguez
   * The Honorable Gene Green
   * The Honorable Lloyd Doggett
   * The Honorable Charles Gonzales

International Advisory Board

   * The Senator Jairo Clopatofsky Ghisays, Colombia
   * Joaquin Chissano Foundation
   * Mr. Jabulane Albert Mabuza, Chairman and CEO, Tsogo Sun Group; South Africa.
   * Ambassador Alexander Bessmertnykh, former Foreing Minister, Russian Federation
   * Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov, former Chief of Naval Operations, Russian Federation
   * Admiral the Lord Boyce, GCB, OBE, DL, Former List Sea Lord and Chief of Defense, Member of the House of Lords, United Kindgdom.
   * Admiral Jacques Lanxande, former Joint Chief of Staff, France
   * Admiral Cees Van Duyvendijk, former Commander-in-Chief, Royal Netherlands Navy.
   * Vice Admiral Hideaki Kaneda, Director and Special Research Adviser to the Okazaki Institute, Japan
   * H.E. Thierno Lo, Minister Of Enviroment and Natural Protection, Senegal (French)

Private Sector Advisory Board

   * VeriTainer Inc
   * Link Plus Corporation

Senior Policy and Scientific Advisors

   * Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, Senior Policy Advisor on International Security Affirs.
   * Rear Admiral Roberto Patruno, Seniro Advisor on Mediterranean Ocean Security Affairs.
   * Professor Vitaly Shelest, Senior Policy Advisor on Russian Artic and Pacific Affairs
   * Professor Vitaly Lystov, Senior Policy Advisor on Russian Artic and Pacific Affairs
   * Mr Florencio (Lencho) Rendon, Senior Policy Advisor, US Congressional Affairs
   * Mr. François L. Baird, Senior Policy Advisor on African Ocean Security Affairs
   * Mr Ali Mohamed, Senior Policy Advisor on NEPAD Ocean Security Affairs
   * Mr. Bif Browning, Senior Policy Advisor on Business Development
   * Mme. Fatimata Toure, Senior Policy Advisor on West African Ocean Security Affairs.
   * Dr. Nestor Garrido, Senior Policy Advisor on Colombian Affairs
   * Dr Esther Rodriguez Silva, Senior Policy Advisor on Maritime Tecnology, Transportation Systems and Logistics

Website

http://www.osi-int.org/index.html