Dave has over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience and has traveled the world extensively to visit environmental hot spots, which he leverages to create impactful and innovative solutions for the ocean plastics crisis and climate change. He founded the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network (OPLN), a network of over 130 organizations that brings together industry leaders, environmental groups, and governments to collaborate on solving the ocean plastics crisis. He is passionate about catalyzing environmental stakeholder engagement and education and has spoken and written extensively about his work and vision.
