Bio Carol Anne Clayson

Dr Carol Anne Clayson is the Director for Research Strategy and Innovation and a Senior Scientist in the Department of Physical Oceanography at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).  Her current areas of research include understanding the air-sea boundary layers and impacts on weather, climate, and energy sectors and the development of satellite and in situ sensors to observe these processes.  She has served on numerous national and international science panels, including service as the co-chair of the Climate Panel for the recent NASA Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space. She has served on the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate and has been a lead reviewer of the US Climate Change Science Programme products. Dr. Clayson is the recipient of many awards including a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President W. Clinton. She has also authored or co-authored over 65 journal articles and two books on air-sea boundary layers and numerical ocean modeling.

Dr. Clayson has spoken frequently on public-private partnerships and policy issues, including at the Economist’s World Ocean Summit, CERAweek, and Fortune 500 Executive Teams. She has authored papers regarding the role of science and the ocean with relationship to climate policy, including a recent G7 publication, and has briefed U.S. Congressional staff on the ocean-climate connection and climate risk assessment. She consults for corporate executive boards on ESG issues. She holds a BS in physics from Brigham Young University, and MS and PhD degrees in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado.