Kevin Travis is an experienced science-policy professional who works to ensure decision-makers are equipped with the best available science for effective ocean and coastal policy and management. He believes in working across sectors to build partnerships, elevate science-based dialogue, and find practical ways forward for advancing California’s ocean and coastal priorities.
He is responsible for stewarding various initiatives at OST, specializing on emergent issues at the ocean-climate nexus. Kevin leads OST’s strategic initiative on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR), and he collaborates with the California Ocean Protection Council in the development of a statewide Social Science Monitoring & Research Plan for California’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Kevin joined the OST team in 2021 as a California Sea Grant State Fellow, where he contributed to the successful establishment of OST’s Legislative Science Services program to strengthen the role of science in state lawmaking.
Kevin holds his M.S. in Biology from CSU Long Beach, and a B.S. in Marine Science & Biology with a minor in Mathematics from The University of Tampa. He is based out of the Los Angeles area.
