Graeme Somerville-Ryan

Graeme Somerville-Ryan has a diverse work experience spanning different industries. In 2001, they worked as the Export Education Innovation Programme Manager/Marketing Manager at Education New Zealand. Graeme then moved on to Bell Gully in 2005, where they worked as a Business Development Advisor. From 2006 to 2010, Graeme served as a Marketing Projects Specialist at Dentons Kensington Swan. In 2010, they joined Wikborg, Rein & Co. as the Marketing and Business Development Director (Asia), a role they held until 2016. Graeme then took on the position of Managing Director at Escorial Consulting starting in 2012. In 2020, they founded Eyesea, a nonprofit organization focused on mapping global pollution and maritime hazards using geotagged pictures. Additionally, in 2023, they became a member of the Global Ambassadors of Sustainability.

Graeme Somerville-Ryan obtained their MA and BA (Hons) degrees in Anthropology from the University of Otago, where they studied from 1991 to 1998.