Erika is a marine biologist, VR filmmaker, National Geographic Explorer, and Ocean Design Fellow at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (the d.school) in partnership with the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she conducted her PhD research on the Great Barrier Reef where she investigated the effects of warming oceans on coral populations. Erika earned her Masters of Applied Science in Coastal Management from the University of Sydney and studied biology and art history at Duke University. She is CEO and co-founder of The Hydrous, a non-profit devoted to translating marine science into public understanding.
