Whitney Berry is a Senior Manager of Climate Policy at the Ocean Conservancy. Whitney helps research, formulate, and advocate ocean-climate policy at the international, federal and state levels. Her portfolio includes ocean-based mitigation and adaption solutions to combat climate change. Previously, Whitney worked for the State of California’s Natural Resources Agency as a cabinet-level Climate Change Policy Manager within the office of the Ocean Protection Council. Prior to her position with the California Natural Resources Agency, Whitney was a California Sea Grant Fellow for the California Ocean Protection Council. She graduated from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies with a Master’s Degree in International Environmental Policy and a concentration in Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. She received her bachelors degree from San Diego State University in Natural Resource Conservation and Environmental Analysis.