Eugen Babau
Executive Director @The Philip Stephenson Foundation
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WORK HISTORY
Executive Director @The Philip Stephenson Foundation
Alexandria, VA, US
Managing grants and impact investment portfolio dedicated to the exploration, conservation, education and enjoyment of the ocean. Projects financed and directly involved in include coral restoration, marine protected areas, community and government relations; designed and wrote website; co-produced short documentary film The Coral Gardeners of Petit St. Vincent • Seed grant for the creation of a CSIS Stephenson Ocean Security project focusing on IUU fishing as a national security threat • Coral restoration and education project in the Grenadines, Eastern Caribbean, including the production of a short documentary film • Support the establishment of a marine protected area (MPA) around the Caribbean island of Petit St. Vincent in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). • Extensive research, community and government affairs, and partnership building activities in the Eastern Caribbean and beyond. Projects included the opening of a Cousteau SCUBA diving center and marine education cooperation with local schools in the Grenadines.• Grant making and partnerships for education and marine protection projects with likeminded organizations that include: o Ocean Futures Society (OFS), Jean-Michel Cousteau o Ocean Exploration Trust, Dr. Robert Ballardo The National Geographic Society, Pristine Seas project, Dr. Enric Sala o The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Caribbean Program o Mission Blue, Dr. Sylvia Earle o Sustainable Grenadineso CLEAR CaribbeanI hold an Advanced Open Water SCUBA Diver PADI certification.
EDUCATION
California State University, Chico
Journalism/Public Relations
Georgetown University
McCourt School of Public Policy Nonprofit Mangement Executive Certificate, nonprofit management
West University of Timisoara
Journalism/English
SKILLS
ABOUT EUGEN BABAU
Experienced, adaptable, and dependable communications professional with a global outlook and a wealth of expertise in international public relations, media relations, crisis management, community relations, government and corporate affairs, marine conservation, sustainability, CSR, ESG, non-profit and philanthropy management in six countries. My versatile skills are easily transferable, and I have successfully applied them to diverse fields, such as energy, media, hospitality, education, political campaigns, non-profit/philanthropy, and environmental sustainability. I served in-house, on agency side, and independently, and I am a former journalist with superb writing, covering business, finance and politics, energy, travel, and development topics. Current interests include marine conservation and education, hospitality, crisis management, energy and renewable energy, sustainable development, ESG, philanthropy, impact investment and social entrepreneurship.Specialties:media relations, marketing communication, branding, crisis management, risk assessment and mitigation, communication strategy, public and government affairs, speakers bureau, event organizing, investor relations, community relations, producing and placing strong written materials, attention to details and result-oriented.Advanced Open Water SCUBA Diver PADI certification
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