Alex Adams

Alex is a Senior Environmental Program Manager at Port of Seattle where he leads maritime sustainability programs. Prior to working at the Port, Alex led climate change and energy programs at King County’s Department of Transportation. Alex is also a licensed captain, with over a decade of experience leading students of all ages on semester-long ocean education trips aboard tall ships in the Great Lakes, and ocean waters between Canada and Trinidad. He also served as captain of King County’s Water Taxi and spent time as a fly-fishing guide in Alaska. Alex earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Wheaton College in Massachusetts, where he grew up, and a Master’s in Marine Affairs from the University of Washington. Alex loves living in the Pacific Northwest and is committed to experiential education, addressing the complex issue of climate change, and creating opportunities that inspire others to learn about science, the natural world, and themselves.